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| DIMENSION SLATE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||||||||
| Use | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Flagging | 18,800 | $3,450 | 19,300 | $4,530 | ||||||||||||||
| Roofing | 23,100 | 12,400 | 21,900 | 13,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Flooring | 394 | 720 | 757 | 1,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Other2 | 966 | 430 | 966 | 430 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 43,300 | 17,000 | 42,900 | 19,100 | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes structural and sanitary purposes, uses not specified, and uses not listed. | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
