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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||
| DIMENSION SANDSTONE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Use | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Rough stone: | |||||||||
| Rough blocks for building and construction | 174,000 | $22,700 | 207,000 | $24,200 | |||||
| Irregular-shaped stone | 33,600 | 3,630 | 46,500 | 3,500 | |||||
| Other2 | 22,200 | 2,210 | 20,000 | 2,270 | |||||
| Dressed stone: | |||||||||
| Ashlars and partially squared pieces | 58,900 | 10,700 | 94,300 | 15,100 | |||||
| Flagging | 65,900 | 6,480 | 71,300 | 6,510 | |||||
| Panels and veneer | 9,870 | 2,760 | 8,710 | 2,370 | |||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | 15,800 | 1,540 | 15,900 | 1,470 | |||||
| Other3 | 35,400 | 3,370 | 10,100 | 3,010 | |||||
| Total | 416,000 | 53,400 | 473,000 | 58,400 | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Includes monumental and uses not specified. | |||||||||
| 3Includes tile, curbing, exports, uses not specified, and uses not listed. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
