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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| -U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ANDALUSITE, | ||||||||||
| KYANITE, AND SILLIMANITE1, 2, 3 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value4 | Quantity | Value4 | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| France | 236 | $176 | 303 | $219 | ||||||
| Peru | 302 | 131 | 99 | 44 | ||||||
| South Africa | 3,490 | 1,260 | 3,500 | 1,230 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 19 | 14 | 55 | 45 | ||||||
| Other | 57 | r | 34 | r | 68 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 4,110 | 1,610 | 4,020 | 1,550 | ||||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 1Most material is thought to be andalusite. | ||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 2508.50.0000 for kyanite | ||||||||||
| concentrate. | ||||||||||
| 3Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals | ||||||||||
| shown. | ||||||||||
| 4Customs value. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
