Table 2.--Crushed stone sold or used in the United States, by kind1/ (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1971 1972 1973 1974 Kind ----------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limestone2/------- 569,744 1,016,088 609,172 1,090,707 702,522 1,321,932 681,768 1,428,200 Dolomite---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Granite----------- 84,288 156,177 96,403 182,930 109,412 216,874 107,556 238,140 Traprock3/-------- 68,314 160,281 69,884 159,783 76,166 177,671 87,893 217,900 Marble------------ 1,489 17,256 2,038 25,003 1,835 23,595 1,523 30,554 Shell------------- 16,817 30,088 15,068 29,571 18,049 37,650 16,543 43,626 Calcareous marl--- 3,138 4,504 2,404 3,598 2,111 3,042 3,528 5,956 Volcanic cinder and scoria------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sandstone, quartz, and quartzite---- 27,577 74,521 24,328 57,994 27,534 69,647 28,204 77,815 Slate------------- 1,118 13,615 1,447 14,925 1,411 15,980 1,217 8,894 Other stone4/----- 20,846 28,403 12,899 17,019 21,254 38,073 16,693 34,715 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total5/------ 793,331 1,500,933 833,643 1,581,530 960,293 1,904,464 944,916 2,085,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 1976 1977 1978 ----------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limestone2/------- 603,115 1,418,700 601,355 1,496,200 640,946 1,679,065 712,807 2,007,403 Dolomite---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Granite----------- 85,510 216,990 89,202 239,670 98,479 276,413 110,485 338,038 Traprock3/-------- 71,162 192,600 68,222 192,880 70,223 207,670 76,648 240,818 Marble------------ 1,325 22,626 1,321 20,586 1,397 23,947 1,285 25,146 Shell------------- 14,019 52,671 12,477 37,393 12,240 33,487 11,282 33,346 Calcareous marl--- 3,179 4,871 3,058 4,446 2,283 3,740 2,345 4,360 Volcanic cinder and scoria------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sandstone, quartz, and quartzite---- 24,603 77,237 24,243 78,506 27,385 91,210 25,639 86,295 Slate------------- 691 4,940 801 5,820 811 7,669 873 8,891 Other stone4/----- 12,854 31,000 16,025 41,099 11,651 29,806 10,787 28,317 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total5/------ 816,454 2,022,000 816,700 2,117,000 865,414 2,353,000 952,150 2,773,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1979 1980 1981 1983 ----------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limestone2/------- 735,937 2,333,275 656,046 2,315,511 586,194 2,227,474 543,683 2,217,216 Dolomite---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21,597 99,673 Granite----------- 110,981 385,628 107,002 417,985 91,692 386,322 105,849 487,017 Traprock3/-------- 92,059 326,999 73,841 300,198 63,655 280,997 67,147 305,509 Marble------------ 1,325 25,085 1,223 23,732 972 22,519 1,631 29,613 Shell------------- 11,047 38,572 9,901 40,060 9,769 49,541 7,573 33,314 Calcareous marl--- 2,404 4,533 3,374 7,901 3,469 8,016 3,131 7,937 Volcanic cinder and scoria------- -- -- 2,936 11,258 3,327 13,400 1,662 9,149 Sandstone, quartz, and quartzite---- 28,262 106,520 26,194 102,497 20,694 84,016 19,286 87,945 Slate------------- 1,167 11,504 959 12,014 473 7,740 692 8,383 Other stone4/----- 11,339 33,171 10,779 34,674 11,402 45,110 9,420 41,225 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total5/------ 994,522 3,265,300 892,254 3,265,800 791,647 3,125,000 781,672 3,327,000 ---------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 2.--Crushed stone sold or used in the United States, by kind1/--Continued (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1985 1987 1989 Kind ----------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limestone--------- 621,424 2,618,621 718,898 3,249,713 731,776 3,234,317 Dolomite---------- 28,438 133,271 44,140 206,904 44,728 216,957 Granite----------- 131,772 669,807 163,268 900,682 152,800 864,962 Traprock3/-------- 75,794 388,027 93,815 505,187 89,957 524,271 Marble------------ 2,211 20,439 5,058 62,335 11,088 137,481 Shell------------- 8,261 37,951 7,622 51,028 6,280 34,794 Calcareous marl--- 3,592 8,083 3,768 7,650 4,643 11,614 Volcanic cinder and scoria------- 2,679 12,504 3,318 14,952 3,293 20,206 Sandstone, quartz, and quartzite---- 21,000 103,483 29,479 157,934 28,887 148,696 Slate------------- 701 3,758 2,114 14,258 1,894 12,926 Other stone4/----- 12,037 56,875 17,261 77,954 25,460 119,538 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total5/------ 907,908 4,053,000 1,088,740 5,248,600 1,100,807 5,325,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Crushed stone became a biennial survey in 1981. No table by kind for even-numbered years is therefore available. 2/In 1971-79, limestone and dolomite figures were combined. 3/Includes gabbro, basalt, diabase, etc. 4/Includes mica schist, conglomerate, argillite, various light-colored volcanic rocks, serpentine not used as marble, soapstone sold as dimension stone, etc. 5/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding and conversion to metric tons.