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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| LIME PRICES1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Dollars per | Dollars per | Dollars per | Dollars per | |||||||
| Type | metric ton | short ton2 | metric ton | short ton2 | ||||||
| Sold and used: | ||||||||||
| Quicklime | 78.10 | 70.80 | 84.60 | 76.70 | ||||||
| Hydrate | 98.30 | 89.20 | 102.40 | 92.90 | ||||||
| Dead-burned dolomite | 115.10 | 104.40 | 106.80 | 96.90 | ||||||
| Average all types | 81.20 | 73.70 | 87.10 | 79.00 | ||||||
| Sold: | ||||||||||
| High-calcium quicklime | 76.20 | 69.10 | 81.80 | 74.20 | ||||||
| Dolomitic quicklime | 82.60 | 75.00 | 90.80 | 82.40 | ||||||
| Average quicklime | 77.20 | 70.00 | 83.10 | 75.40 | ||||||
| High-calcium hydrate | 94.50 | 85.70 | 97.50 | 88.40 | ||||||
| Dolomitic hydrate | 120.50 | 109.30 | 133.70 | 121.20 | ||||||
| Average hydrate | 98.30 | 89.20 | 102.40 | 92.90 | ||||||
| Dead-burned dolomite | 135.20 | 122.60 | 112.60 | 102.10 | ||||||
| Average all types | 80.50 | 73.00 | 85.90 | 78.00 | ||||||
| 1Average value per ton, on a free-on-board-plant basis, including cost of containers. | ||||||||||
| 2Unit values in metric and short tons were rounded independently. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program