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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||
| FULLERʼS EARTH SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE AND USE1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
| Type and use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Type: | ||||||||
| Attapulgite | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | ||||
| Montmorillonite | 1,980 | 182,000 | 1,990 | 178,000 | ||||
| Total | 1,980 | 182,000 | 1,990 | 178,000 | ||||
| Use: | ||||||||
| Absorbents: | ||||||||
| Oil and grease- | 153 | NA | 123 | NA | ||||
| Pet waste- | 1,340 | NA | 1,270 | NA | ||||
| Animal feed | 58 | NA | 19 | NA | ||||
| Fillers, extenders, and binders3 | 100 | NA | 152 | NA | ||||
| Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing4 | 139 | NA | 151 | NA | ||||
| Miscellaneous5 | 184 | NA | 208 | NA | ||||
| Exports, reported by producers6 | 10 | NA | 65 | NA | ||||
| Total | 1,980 | 182,000 | 1,990 | 178,000 | ||||
| NA Not available.- | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Primarily gellant-grade fullerʼs earth. More information can | ||||||||
| be found in the -Fullerʼs Earth- section of this report. | ||||||||
| 3Includes asphalt emulsions; medical, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics; paints; pesticides and products; and related | ||||||||
| unknown uses. | ||||||||
| 4Includes mineral and vegetable oils and greases. | ||||||||
| 5Includes civil engineering, drilling mud, miscellaneous absorbents, and unknown uses. | ||||||||
| 6Includes oil and grease absorbents, pet waste absorbents, drilling mud, paint, and unknown uses. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
