Table 18.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1979, by kind and use (Metric tons) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Undistrib- Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin uted2/ Total ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adhesives------------------------ 498 1,106 -- W 920 W 61,064 63,588 Alum, aluminum sulfate, and chemicals----------------------- -- -- -- -- W 316,657 -- 316,657 Animal feed---------------------- W 166,965 -- -- 631 11,841 W 179,438 Building brick: Common------------------------- W W 3,674,427 W -- 73,770 13,317 3,761,514 Face--------------------------- W W 12,821,793 46,152 -- 250,389 23,919 13,142,252 Catalysts (oil refining)--------- W 4,092 W -- 3,504 56,401 54,384 118,381 Cement, portland----------------- -- W 9,532,086 W -- 11,609 1,955 9,545,650 China and dinnerware------------- 40,348 -- -- -- -- 33,378 -- 73,726 Crockery and other earthenware--------------------- 20,417 W 7,504 -- -- 11,656 W 39,578 Drilling mud--------------------- W 1,157,691 -- -- 95,082 W 152 1,252,925 Electrical porcelain------------- 31,806 -- -- -- -- 26,926 -- 58,732 Fertilizers---------------------- -- 4,322 -- -- 74,598 24,733 -- 103,652 Fiberglass, mineral wool, and other insulation---------------- W W -- -- -- 196,417 39,743 236,160 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oil--------------------- -- 79,722 -- -- -- -- -- 79,722 Mineral oils and greases------- -- 9,026 -- -- 21,056 -- -- 30,082 Vegetable oil------------------ -- 16,790 -- -- -- -- -- 16,790 Firebrick, block, and shapes----- 7,685 W W 1,776,349 -- 353,143 9,120 2,146,296 Flower pots---------------------- -- -- 35,744 907 -- W W 36,651 Flue linings and high-aluminum (minimum 50% Al2O3) refractories-------------------- 6,476 -- 148,113 172,366 -- 49,204 -- 376,160 Foundry sand--------------------- -- 813,085 -- 146,186 -- 699 -- 959,970 Glazes, glass, and enamels------- 1,491 W -- -- -- 3,267 W 4,758 Grogs and crudes, refractory----- 3,894 W -- 81,922 -- 517,389 W 603,205 Gypsum products------------------ -- W -- -- W 5,971 10,160 16,131 Ink------------------------------ -- W -- -- -- W -- 1,856 Kiln furniture------------------- 1,984 -- 21,047 -- -- 2,080 -- 25,111 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block----------------- -- -- 3,451,057 -- -- -- -- 3,451,057 Structural concrete------------ -- -- 1,144,850 -- -- -- -- 1,144,850 Highway surfacing-------------- -- -- 427,188 -- -- -- -- 427,188 Other-------------------------- -- -- 130,864 -- -- -- -- 130,864 Linoleum and asphalt tile-------- 5,481 -- 1,301 -- -- 39,500 -- 46,282 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic------------------------ W 2,989 -- W W 2,095 8,733 18,353 Mortar and cement, refractory---- 70,161 -- 180,058 334,360 W 33,307 W 617,886 Oil and grease absorbents-------- -- W W -- 403,702 W 33,771 437,473 Paint---------------------------- W 12,614 W -- 3,540 153,426 762 170,342 Paper coating-------------------- 709 W -- -- W 2,065,275 423 2,066,407 Paper filling-------------------- W W -- -- W 781,183 13,589 794,772 Pelletizing (iron ore)----------- -- 818,016 -- -- -- W W 818,016 Pelletizing (other)-------------- -- W -- W -- -- -- 12,988 Pesticides and related products-- 664 3,801 W -- 180,798 41,781 W 227,045 Pet waste absorbent-------------- -- W W -- 410,471 W 80,690 491,161 Plastics------------------------- -- W W -- W 59,178 2,313 61,492 Plug, tap, and wad--------------- -- -- -- 5,670 -- -- -- 5,670 Pottery-------------------------- 224,130 -- 210,819 14,598 -- 29,687 -- 479,234 Roofing granules----------------- -- -- W -- W 12,899 25,845 38,173 Rubber--------------------------- W W -- -- W 310,268 2,144 312,412 Sanitaryware--------------------- 137,534 -- -- -- -- 133,346 -- 270,880 Sewer pipe, vitrified------------ -- W 915,918 W W W 40,931 956,850 Tamping dummies------------------ -- -- 5,697 -- -- W W 5,697 --------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 18.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1979, by kind and use--Continued (Metric tons) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Undistrib- Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin uted2/ Total ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tile: Drain-------------------------- -- -- 282,943 -- -- -- -- 282,943 Floor and wall----------------- 102,911 W 100,710 W -- 24,784 753 229,912 Quarry------------------------- -- -- 171,397 -- -- W W 171,397 Roofing------------------------ -- W 92,977 -- -- W 673 93,651 Structural--------------------- -- -- 33,161 -- -- W W 33,161 Terra cotta-------------------- -- -- 1,371 -- -- -- -- 1,371 Waterproofing and sealing-------- -- 68,668 -- -- -- 640 -- 69,308 Miscellaneous3/------------------ 23,378 99,493 219,007 28,313 5,489 79,189 -- 454,870 Undistributed-------------------- 104,559 112,701 136,420 35,854 83,187 73,439 134,574 4/33,377 Exports-------------------------- 111,275 640,559 72,318 17,501 139,711 1,254,771 -- 2,236,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total5/-------------------- 895,402 4,011,640 33,818,771 2,660,178 1,422,690 7,040,300 (6/) 49,848,981 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Undistributed." 1/Includes Puerto Rico. 2/Total of clays indicated by symbol W. 3/Includes asphalt emulsion, graphite anodes, unknown uses, and data indicated by symbol W. 4/Incomplete total; difference included with "Miscellaneous." 5/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding. 6/Included with total for each specific use.