TABLE 10 | ||||||||
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF WORKED MICA, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
Plates, sheets | Other | |||||||
Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
2013 | 1,220 | $12,700 | 618 | $3,560 | ||||
2014: | ||||||||
Austria | 67 | 1,750 | 64 | 1,580 | ||||
Belgium | 266 | 3,380 | -- | -- | ||||
Brazil | 358 | 2,270 | 320 | 546 | ||||
Canada | 22 | 204 | 4 | 9 | ||||
China | 887 | 3,670 | 97 | 430 | ||||
Czech Republic | 23 | 531 | -- | -- | ||||
France | 64 | 529 | (2) | 25 | ||||
Germany | 20 | 474 | 1 | 47 | ||||
Italy | -- | -- | 16 | 43 | ||||
Japan | 17 | 1,060 | 29 | 229 | ||||
Malaysia | 9 | 162 | -- | -- | ||||
Spain | 2 | 108 | -- | -- | ||||
Switzerland | 19 | 389 | 6 | 128 | ||||
United Kingdom | 34 | 677 | 28 | 779 | ||||
Other | 4 | 298 | 6 | 586 | ||||
Total | 1,790 | 15,500 | 571 | 4,400 | ||||
-- Zero. | ||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
2Less than - unit. | ||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.- |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices