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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED IRON OXIDE AND HYDROXIDE PIGMENTS, BY TYPE1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | Principal sources, 2015 | |||||||||||
| Type | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Natural: | |||||||||||||||
| Earth colors3 | 2,240 | $1,170 | 2,440 | $1,490 | Cyprus, 2,200. | ||||||||||
| Micaceous- | 1,270 | 1,610 | 1,160 | 1,170 | France, 590; Austria, 470; Spain, 76. | ||||||||||
| Total--- | 3,510 | 2,780 | 3,600 | 2,660 | |||||||||||
| Synthetic: | |||||||||||||||
| Black---- | 49,200 | 50,300 | 49,300 | 55,000 | China, 16,100; Germany, 15,700; Canada, 9,360. | ||||||||||
| Red--- | 67,600 | 82,700 | 67,100 | 78,700 | China, 45,500; Germany, 18,500. | ||||||||||
| Yellow-- | 53,900 | 70,600 | 55,100 | 71,400 | China, 27,600; Germany, 12,700; Brazil, 12,200. | ||||||||||
| Other4- | 459 | 1,310 | 716 | 1,370 | China, 440; Canada, 164. | ||||||||||
| Total- | 171,000 | 205,000 | 172,000 | 206,000 | |||||||||||
| Grand total-- | 175,000 | 208,000 | 176,000 | 209,000 | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||||||||
| 3Includes those not elsewhere specified or included. | |||||||||||||||
| 4Includes synthetic brown oxides, transparent oxides, and magnetic and precursor oxides. | |||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau.- | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
