Table 12.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1976, 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------------------- 709 1,436 -- -- 2,974 68,933 -- 74,053 Alum, aluminum sulfate, and other chemicals-------- -- -- -- -- -- 229,081 -- 229,081 Animal feed----------------- (3/) 142,112 -- -- 183 36,246 -- 4/178,541 Asphalt emulsion and tiles-- (3/) (3/) -- -- -- (3/) 33,201 33,201 Building brick: Common-------------------- (3/) (3/) 3,181,907 (3/) -- 55,114 6,277 3,243,298 Face---------------------- (3/) -- 12,725,036 127,745 -- 204,820 -- 4/13,057,601 Catalysts (oil refining)---- (3/) 2,011 (3/) -- -- 39,416 37,943 79,371 Cement, portland------------ -- 227 9,992,958 -- 45,581 15,576 -- 10,054,342 Ceramic (hobby and artware-- -- -- 54 -- -- 1,871 -- 1,925 China and dinnerware-------- 45,962 (3/) -- -- -- 19,228 -- 65,189 Crockery and other earthenware---------------- 3,507 -- 4,014 (3/) (3/) 62,917 24,998 95,437 Drilling mud---------------- (3/) 883,190 1,124 -- 72,849 20 -- 4/957,183 Electrical porcelain-------- 26,735 -- -- -- -- 12,171 -- 38,906 Fertilizers----------------- 249 8,310 17,532 -- 40,788 18,312 -- 85,191 Fiberglass------------------ -- -- -- -- -- 154,601 -- 154,601 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils--------------- -- (3/) -- -- (3/) -- 16,465 16,465 Mineral oils and greases-- -- 17,068 -- -- 22,486 -- -- 39,554 Vegetable oils------------ -- 143,638 -- -- -- -- -- 143,638 Firebrick, block, and shapes--------------------- 5,205 6,982 2,124 1,921,892 -- 12,650 -- 1,948,853 Flower pots----------------- (3/) -- 32,362 (3/) -- -- 16,411 48,773 Flue linings---------------- -- -- 90,838 69,320 -- 7,889 -- 168,047 Foundry sand---------------- -- 586,471 -- 111,631 -- 4,992 -- 703,094 Glazes, glass, and enamels-- 2,543 33 -- 10,011 -- 3,572 -- 16,158 Grogs and crudes, refractory----------------- (5/) -- -- 171,995 -- 519,552 -- 4/691,547 Gypsum products------------- -- 426 36,287 -- -- 4,355 -- 41,069 High aluminum (minimum 50% Al2O3)refractories--------- 18,779 -- -- 262,073 -- 56,804 -- 337,656 Ink------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 10,170 -- 10,170 Kiln furniture-------------- 6,782 -- -- -- -- 1,493 -- 8,275 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block------------ -- -- 3,919,640 -- -- -- -- 3,919,640 Structural concrete------- -- -- 1,168,736 -- -- -- -- 1,168,736 Highway surfacing--------- -- -- 386,313 -- -- -- -- 386,313 Others-------------------- -- -- 132,298 -- -- -- -- 132,298 Linoleum-------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 318 -- 318 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic------------------- -- 1,391 -- -- 46 1,877 -- 3,314 Mortar and cement, refractory----------------- (3/) -- 132,217 206,790 (3/) 21,237 46,541 406,785 Oil and grease absorbents--- 13 -- 18,144 -- 354,869 18 -- 373,044 Paint----------------------- -- 3,239 726 -- 2,532 191,690 -- 198,186 Paper coating--------------- (3/) (3/) -- -- 136 1,437,347 725 1,438,208 Paper filling--------------- (3/) (3/) -- -- (3/) 833,467 9,504 842,971 Pelletizing (iron ore)------ -- 788,296 -- -- -- -- -- 788,296 Pelletizing (other)--------- -- -- -- 21,841 -- -- -- 21,841 Pesticides and related products------------------- (3/) 3,271 13,608 -- 185,990 30,510 -- 4/233,379 Pet absorbent--------------- -- 32,129 (3/) -- 383,113 (3/) 60,140 475,382 Plastics-------------------- -- -- (5/) -- -- 55,992 768 56,761 Plug, tap, and wad---------- -- 215 -- 4,192 -- -- -- 4,407 Pottery--------------------- 237,004 -- 136,107 23,588 -- 37,895 -- 434,593 Roofing granules------------ -- -- 37,144 -- -- 30,303 -- 67,446 Rubber---------------------- (3/) -- -- -- 5 275,439 -- 4/275,443 Sanitaryware---------------- 71,099 -- -- -- -- 74,254 -- 145,353 Sewer pipe, vitrified------- 422 -- 1,047,763 39,984 56 -- -- 1,088,226 Tamping dummies------------- -- -- 6,604 -- -- -- -- 6,604 Textiles-------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 1,343 -- 1,343 ---------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 12.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1976, 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--------------------- -- -- 396,042 -- -- -- -- 396,042 Floor and wall, ceramic--- 82,906 433 112,196 8,899 -- 10,576 -- 215,009 Quarry-------------------- 900 -- 130,310 -- -- -- -- 131,210 Roofing------------------- -- 14,034 63,234 -- -- (5/) -- 4/77,268 Structural---------------- -- -- 101,191 -- -- -- -- 101,191 Terra cotta--------------- -- -- 20,328 998 -- -- -- 21,326 Other--------------------- 2,558 29,916 -- 272 7,719 1,089 -- 41,555 Waterproofing and sealing--- (3/) 59,685 -- -- (3/) 179 5,469 65,332 Miscellaneous6/------------- 14,288 9,518 381 8,000 5,488 125,445 20,761 183,881 Undistributed--------------- 109,979 7,377 68,741 33,355 6,008 53,742 -- (7/) Exports--------------------- 96,899 452,230 115,720 18,525 86,239 836,510 -- 1,606,122 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total8/--------------- 726,538 3,193,637 34,091,678 3,041,111 1,217,063 5,559,012 (7/) 47,829,039 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Includes Puerto Rico. 2/Total of clays indicated by footnote 3. 3/Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Undistributed." 4/Incomplete figure; remainder included with "Miscellaneous." 5/Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Miscellaneous." 6/Includes graphite anodes, mineral wool and insulation, unknown uses, and data indicated by footnote 5. 7/Included with total for each specific use. 8/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.