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