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| TABLE 11 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MICA POWDER AND WASTE | ||||||||
| IN 2006, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| Powder | Waste | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Argentina | 311 | $248 | -- | -- | ||||
| Austria | 63 | 25 | -- | -- | ||||
| Canada | 13,600 | 5,100 | 56 | $55 | ||||
| China | 10,500 | 1,470 | -- | -- | ||||
| Finland | 2,040 | 517 | -- | -- | ||||
| France | 4 | 44 | -- | -- | ||||
| Germany | 71 | 111 | -- | -- | ||||
| India | 164 | 193 | 862 | 380 | ||||
| Italy | (2) | 9 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | 631 | 3,300 | -- | -- | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 24 | 16 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total | 27,400 | 11,000 | 918 | 434 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals | ||||||||
| shown. | ||||||||
| 2Less than � unit. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program