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| INDUSTRIAL
SAND AND GRAVEL SOLD OR USED BY U.S. PRODUCERS IN 2015, BY MAJOR END USE1 |
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Geographic region2 |
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Northeast |
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Midwest |
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-South |
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- West |
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U.S. total |
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| Major use |
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| Sand: |
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| Glassmaking: |
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| Containers |
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$55.63 |
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##### |
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2,110 |
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$63,800 |
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$30.17 |
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371 |
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$9,460 |
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$25.50 |
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3,880 |
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| Flat,
plate and window |
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W |
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W |
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37.91 |
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1,310 |
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36,700 |
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27.90 |
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619 |
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13,700 |
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22.08 |
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2,660 |
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78,000 |
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29.29 |
| Specialty |
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W |
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W |
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51.15 |
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184 |
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5,900 |
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32.05 |
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W |
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W |
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61.25 |
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579 |
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26,100 |
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45.15 |
| Fiberglass,
unground |
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W |
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W |
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33.75 |
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$2,270 |
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38.39 |
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W |
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W |
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42.02 |
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W |
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37.67 |
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292 |
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11,900 |
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40.76 |
| Fiberglass,
ground |
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(4) |
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288 |
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12,200 |
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42.20 |
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W |
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61.25 |
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296 |
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12,600 |
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42.72 |
| Foundry: |
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| Molding
and core, unground |
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W |
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47.71 |
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3,670 |
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169,000 |
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46.10 |
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308 |
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12,200 |
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39.71 |
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36 |
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391 |
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10.86 |
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4,040 |
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183,000 |
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45.31 |
| Molding
and core, ground |
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W |
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44.24 |
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12 |
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647 |
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53.92 |
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194 |
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8,700 |
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44.84 |
| Refractory |
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(4) |
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$7 |
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35 |
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1,340 |
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38.40 |
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82 |
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2,710 |
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32.99 |
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117 |
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4,060 |
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34.67 |
| Metallurgical,
flux for metal smelting |
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53.70 |
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W |
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13.00 |
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47.83 |
| Abrasives,
blasting |
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W |
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65.17 |
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22 |
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1,520 |
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68.95 |
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409 |
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15,100 |
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36.83 |
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W |
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69.75 |
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441 |
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17,300 |
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39.12 |
| Chemicals,
ground and unground |
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302 |
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13,900 |
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46.06 |
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588 |
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29,400 |
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50.01 |
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W |
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43.00 |
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896 |
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43,600 |
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48.63 |
| Fillers,
ground, rubber, paints, putty, etc. |
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3 |
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152 |
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50.67 |
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W |
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54.97 |
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W |
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51.02 |
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W |
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52.67 |
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84 |
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4,490 |
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53.42 |
| Whole-grain
fillers/building products |
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199 |
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8,920 |
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44.84 |
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273 |
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6,390 |
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23.42 |
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356 |
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13,300 |
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37.29 |
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672 |
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12,800 |
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19.12 |
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1,500 |
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41,400 |
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27.63 |
| Ceramic, ground, pottery,
brick, tile, etc. |
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3 |
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172 |
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57.33 |
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105 |
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5,660 |
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53.93 |
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(4) |
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W |
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108 |
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5,890 |
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54.56 |
| Filtration: |
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| Water,
municipal, county, local |
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W |
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30.46 |
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157 |
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6,860 |
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43.67 |
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395 |
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14,000 |
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35.54 |
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213 |
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7,290 |
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34.24 |
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778 |
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28,600 |
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36.74 |
| Swimming
pool, other |
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W |
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70.50 |
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741 |
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67.36 |
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W |
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48.19 |
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W |
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96.64 |
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56 |
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3,580 |
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63.93 |
| Petroleum
industry: |
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| Hydraulic
fracturing |
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W |
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66.00 |
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57,300 |
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52.86 |
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15,800 |
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855,000 |
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54.15 |
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W |
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W |
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57.51 |
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73,800 |
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53.19 |
| Well
packing and cementing |
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382 |
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11,500 |
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30.13 |
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97 |
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3,330 |
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34.31 |
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442 |
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7,000 |
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15.85 |
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10 |
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1,420 |
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141.50 |
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931 |
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23,300 |
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24.98 |
| Recreational: |
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| Golf
course, greens and traps |
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W |
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60.27 |
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65 |
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2,600 |
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40.05 |
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475 |
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14,300 |
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30.03 |
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W |
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W |
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31.53 |
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625 |
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20,300 |
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32.48 |
| Baseball,
volleyball, play sand, beaches |
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W |
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W |
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59.55 |
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74 |
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4,050 |
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54.66 |
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479 |
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25,600 |
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53.39 |
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W |
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W |
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35.25 |
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602 |
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31,800 |
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52.82 |
| Traction, engine |
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32 |
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32.00 |
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14 |
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754 |
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53.86 |
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56 |
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1,870 |
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33.36 |
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W |
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W |
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56.33 |
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86 |
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3,500 |
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40.69 |
| Roofing
granules and fillers |
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10 |
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574 |
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57.40 |
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21 |
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470 |
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22.38 |
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233 |
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9,020 |
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38.70 |
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W |
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W |
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41.33 |
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297 |
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11,400 |
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38.46 |
| Other,
ground silica |
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242 |
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11,000 |
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38.91 |
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989 |
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34,700 |
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34.38 |
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291 |
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11,900 |
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39.90 |
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1,250 |
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44,600 |
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35.70 |
| Other,
whole grain |
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1,120 |
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58,000 |
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49.04 |
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3,390 |
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118,000 |
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45.35 |
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6,120 |
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101,000 |
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31.74 |
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1,570 |
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68,300 |
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46.31 |
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8,470 |
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173,000 |
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39.46 |
| Total or
average |
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1,720 |
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79,200 |
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46.15 |
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65,700 |
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51.29 |
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30,700 |
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####### |
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40.98 |
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3,790 |
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125,000 |
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33.08 |
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102,000 |
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####### |
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47.42 |
| Gravel: |
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| Silicon,
ferrosilicon |
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W |
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W |
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18.41 |
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W |
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W |
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18.41 |
| Filtration |
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W |
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W |
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135.00 |
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6 |
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487 |
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81.17 |
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W |
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W |
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21.52 |
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W |
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W |
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44.83 |
| Other
uses, specified |
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-- |
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-- |
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68 |
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996 |
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14.65 |
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470 |
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6,420 |
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13.66 |
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127 |
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2,620 |
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20.62 |
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665 |
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10,000 |
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15.09 |
| Total or
average |
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W |
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W |
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135.00 |
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74 |
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1,480 |
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20.04 |
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942 |
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14,700 |
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15.63 |
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127 |
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2,620 |
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20.62 |
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1,150 |
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19,200 |
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16.78 |
| Grand
total or average |
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1,720 |
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79,600 |
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46.30 |
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65,800 |
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####### |
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51.26 |
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31,700 |
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####### |
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40.22 |
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3,570 |
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128,000 |
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35.78 |
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103,000 |
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47.08 |
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; for
sand, included in -Other, whole grain-; for gravel, included in -Total or
average.- -- Zero. |
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| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits
except for unit values; may not add to totals shown. |
| 2Sales region
equivalent to U.S. Census Bureau Geographic Division as follows: New England
(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT); Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA); East North Central
(IL, IN, MI, OH, WI);- |
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Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV); East South Central (AL, KY,
MS, TN); West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX); Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM,
NV, UT, WY); Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA). |
| 3Calculated using unrounded data. |
| 4Less than - unit. |
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