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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||
| ESTIMATED BUILT-UP MICA SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY PRODUCT1, 2 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Flexible plate (cold) | 15 | $214 | 14 | $154 | ||||
| Heater plate | 2 | 35 | 2 | 25 | ||||
| Molding plate | 48 | 462 | 47 | 446 | ||||
| Segment plate | 147 | 280 | 147 | 274 | ||||
| Other | 69 | 311 | 67 | 295 | ||||
| Total | 282 | 1,300 | 277 | 1,190 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Consists of alternating layers of binder and irregularly arranged and partly overlapped splittings. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices