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NONFUEL MINERALS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY COMMODITY AND STATES IN 2006
(Principal States based on quantity unless otherwise noted)
Mineral   Principal States   Other States (alphabetical order)
Barite   NV and GA    
Beryllium concentrates   UT    
Boron   CA    
Bromine   AR and MI    
Brucite   TX    
Cement:        
Masonry FL, CA, SC, AL, IN AR, AZ, CO, GA, IA, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA,
WV.
Portland   TX, CA, PA, FL, MI   All other States, except AK, CT, DE, HI, LA, MA, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, RI, VT, WI.
Clays:        
Ball   TN, TX, MS, KY, IN
Bentonite   WY, MT, AL, MS, UT   AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR, TX.
Common   TX, NC, AL, OH, GA   All other States, except AK, DE, HI, ID, NH, NV, RI, VT, WI.
Fire   MO, CA, OH, SC, AL   WA.
Fuller's earth   GA, MO, MS, VA, FL   CA, IL, KS, NV, TN, TX.
Kaolin   GA, SC, AR, AL, CA   FL, NC, NV, TN, TX.
Copper1   AZ, UT, NM, NV, MT   ID and MO.
Diatomite   CA, NV, OR, WA    
Feldspar   NC, VA, CA, OK, GA   ID and SD.
Garnet, industrial   NY, ID, MT    
Gemstones, natural2   TN, OR, AZ, CA, AR   All other States.
Gold1   NV, UT, AK, CO, MT   AZ, CA, ID, NM, SD.
Greensand marl   NJ    
Gypsum, crude   OK, IA, NV, CA, AR   AZ, CO, IN, KS, LA, MI, NM, NY, SD, TX, UT, WY.
Helium:        
Crude   KS and TX
Grade-A   KS, WY, TX, OK, CO   NM and UT.
Iodine, crude   OK    
Iron ore, usable   MN, MI, SD, CA    
Iron oxide pigments, crude   GA, AL, VA    
Kyanite   VA    
Lead1   MO, AK, ID, WA, MT    
Lime   MO, AL, KY, OH, TX   All other States, except AK, CT, DE, HI, KS, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VT.
Lithium carbonate   NV    
Magnesite   NV    
Magnesium compounds   MI, UT, FL, DE, CA    
Magnesium metal   UT    
Mica, crude   NC, SD, AL, SC, GA    
Molybdenum, concentrates   UT, CO, AZ, ID, MT   NM and NV.
Olivine   WA    
Palladium1   MT    
Peat   FL, MN, NY, IL, MI   IA, IN, ME, NJ, OH, PA, WA, WI, WV.
Perlite, crude   NM, OR, AZ, UT, CA   ID and NV.
Phosphate rock   FL, NC, ID, UT    
Platinum1   MT    
Potash   NM, UT, MI    
Pumice and pumicite   AZ, OR, CA, ID, NM   KS and NV.
Pyrophyllite, crude   NC    
Salt   LA, TX, NY, OH, UT   AL, AZ, CA, KS, MI, NM, NV, OK, TN, WV.
Sand and gravel:        
Construction   CA, TX, AZ, MI, MN All other States.
Industrial   IL, FL, WI, CA, OK   All other States, except AK, CT, DE, HI, KY, MA, MD, ME, MT, NE, NH, OR, SD, UT, VT, WY.
Silica stone3   AR    
Silver1   AK, NV, ID, UT, MT   AZ, CA, CO, MO, NM.
Soda ash   WY and CA    
Staurolite   FL    
Stone:        
Crushed   TX, FL, PA, GA, MO All other States.
Dimension   WI, IN, VT, MA, GA   All other States, except AK, DE, FL, HI, IA, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OR, RI, WY.
See footnotes at end of table.
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NONFUEL MINERALS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY COMMODITY AND STATES IN 2006
(Principal States based upon quantity unless otherwise noted)
Mineral   Principal States   Other States (alphabetical order)
Talc, crude   MT, TX, VT, NY, CA   OR and VA.
Titanium concentrates:        
Ilmenite   VA, FL
Rutile   FL    
Tripoli   IL, OK, AR, PA    
Vermiculite, crude   SC and VA    
Wollastonite   NY    
Zeolites   NM, TX, ID, AZ, NV   CA and WY.
Zinc1   AK, MO, WA, NY, MT   ID.
Zirconium concentrates   FL, VA, GA    
1Content of ores, etc.
2Principal producing States based on value.
3Grindstones, pulpstones, and sharpening stones; excludes mill liners and grinding pebbles.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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