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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||
| DIMENSION LIMESTONE 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 | 491,000 | $81,500 | 495,000 | $71,600 | |||||
| Irregular-shaped stone | 212,000 | 26,900 | 259,000 | 28,000 | |||||
| Other2 | 9,960 | 3,600 | 7,680 | 3,530 | |||||
| Dressed stone: | |||||||||
| Ashlars and partially squared pieces | 262,000 | 56,200 | 252,000 | 37,600 | |||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | 13,300 | 2,280 | 14,400 | 2,320 | |||||
| Flagging | 5,400 | 963 | 19,100 | 1,580 | |||||
| Panels and veneer | 4,780 | 3,580 | 32,200 | 8,480 | |||||
| Other3 | 42,200 | 5,160 | 51,500 | 15,100 | |||||
| Total | 1,040,000 | 180,000 | 1,130,000 | 168,000 | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Includes exports, monumental, and uses not listed. | |||||||||
| 3Includes curbing limestone, monumental, tile, uses not specified, and uses not listed. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
