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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||
| ZINC CONTAINED IN PIGMENTS AND COMPOUNDS PRODUCED | |||||||||
| AND SHIPPED IN THE UNITED STATES1, 2 | |||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||
| 2005e | 2006 | ||||||||
| Production | Shipments | Production | Shipments | ||||||
| Zinc oxide� | 29,500 | 29,500 | NA | NA | |||||
| Zinc sulfate� | 23,700 | r | 23,700 | r | NA | NA | |||
| Zinc chloride | W | W | NA | NA | |||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available.W Withheld to avoid disclosing� | |||||||||
| company proprietary data. | |||||||||
| 1Excludes leaded zinc oxide, lithopone, and zinc chloride. | |||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program