Table 14.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1977, 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--------------------- 181 W -- -- 6,563 W 81,182 87,927 Alum, aluminum sulfate, and other chemicals-------------- -- W -- -- W 281,971 9,830 291,801 Animal feed------------------- W 176,834 W -- 228 28,741 650 206,453 Asphalt emulsion and tiles---- 2,939 239 -- -- -- 31,669 -- 34,847 Building brick: Common---------------------- W 3,233 2,933,360 65,843 -- 52,786 W 3,055,223 Face------------------------ W -- 14,091,671 37,580 -- 255,802 W 14,385,053 Catalysts (oil refining)------ W 11,007 -- -- W 81,221 34,851 127,079 Cement, portland-------------- -- 408 9,022,020 -- -- 18,019 -- 9,040,447 Ceramic (hobby and artware)--- -- -- W -- -- 10,921 W 10,921 China and dinnerware---------- 38,205 -- -- -- -- 25,621 -- 63,826 Crockery and other earthen- ware------------------------- 6,046 W 3,866 -- -- 33,442 W 43,354 Drilling mud------------------ W 961,768 -- -- 89,807 W 398 1,051,973 Electrical porcelain---------- 17,481 -- -- -- -- 29,995 -- 47,477 Fertilizers------------------- W 2,186 -- -- 51,217 21,372 W 74,776 Fiberglass, mineral wool, and other insulation------------- 80,151 -- -- -- -- 131,545 -- 211,695 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils----------------- -- 66,581 -- -- -- -- 66,581 Mineral oils and greases---- -- 28,956 -- -- 23,792 -- -- 52,748 Vegetable oils-------------- -- 59,001 -- -- -- -- -- 59,001 Firebrick, block, and shapes-- 6,519 W 10,176 1,763,234 -- 297,777 W 2,077,706 Flower pots------------------- W 3 29,526 1,960 -- -- W 31,488 Flue linings and high-aluminum (minimum 50% AL203) refractories----------------- 14,923 -- 150,544 204,661 -- 120,554 -- 490,682 Foundry sand------------------ -- 786,806 -- 115,178 -- 4,603 -- 906,587 Glazes, glass, and enamels---- 1,208 109 -- W -- 3,932 W 5,249 Grogs and crudes, refractory-- W -- -- 89,560 -- 274,821 W 364,381 Gypsum products--------------- -- 275 -- -- W 8,101 W 8,376 Ink--------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 11,529 W 11,529 Kiln furniture---------------- 5,806 -- -- -- -- 556 -- 6,362 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block-------------- -- -- 4,126,061 -- 46 -- -- 4,126,107 Structural concrete--------- -- -- 1,059,650 -- -- -- -- 1,059,650 Highway surfacing----------- -- -- 369,702 -- -- -- -- 369,702 Others---------------------- -- -- 119,767 W -- W 300 120,067 Linoleum and asphalt tile----- -- -- -- -- -- 32,775 -- 32,775 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic--------------------- -- 4,081 -- W 65 1,671 W 5,817 Mortar and cement, refractory- 49,851 W 246,105 306,084 W 31,875 54,274 688,189 Oil and grease absorbents----- -- W W -- 399,249 W 27,846 427,095 Paint------------------------- -- 14,983 W -- 6,945 147,741 W 169,669 Paper coating----------------- 28,487 W -- -- -- 1,645,988 W 1,674,476 Paper filling----------------- 45,984 W -- -- 3,200 725,767 W 774,951 Pelletizing (iron ore)-------- -- 570,940 -- -- -- W W 570,940 Pelletizing (other)----------- -- -- -- 18,234 -- -- -- 18,234 Pesticides and related products--------------------- -- 4,536 14,016 -- 177,064 20,241 -- 215,857 Pet absorbent----------------- -- 23,134 W -- 360,034 -- W 383,168 Plastics---------------------- -- W W -- W 63,432 1,520 64,953 Plug, tap, and wad------------ -- W -- 6,514 -- -- W 6,514 Pottery----------------------- 235,512 1 56,744 16,810 -- 17,208 -- 326,275 Roofing granules-------------- -- -- W -- W 18,679 49,152 67,831 Rubber------------------------ W W -- -- 48 296,304 886 297,238 Sanitaryware------------------ -- -- -- -- -- 145,745 -- 145,745 Sewer pipe, vitrified--------- -- W 1,249,148 35,336 W -- 148 1,284,632 Tamping dummies--------------- -- -- W -- -- -- -- W ------------------------------ See footnotes at end of table. Table 14.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1977, 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----------------------- -- -- 254,021 -- -- -- -- 254,021 Floor and wall, ceramic----- 46,321 -- 135,276 435 -- 14,122 -- 196,154 Quarry---------------------- -- -- 161,449 W -- W 773 162,222 Roofing--------------------- -- -- 75,633 -- -- W W 75,633 Structural------------------ -- -- 65,709 -- -- W W 65,709 Terra cotta----------------- -- -- W -- -- -- -- W Other----------------------- -- -- W -- -- -- -- W Waterproofing and sealing----- W 71,070 -- -- W 118 845 72,033 Miscellaneous3/--------------- 68,950 76,730 5,846 564 4,892 71,850 -- 228,832 Undistributed----------------- 77,630 23,502 137,558 13,812 64,704 114,147 161,279 4/168,695 Exports----------------------- 85,034 512,374 105,316 14,549 107,901 813,683 -- 1,638,857 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total5/----------------- 811,229 3,398,757 34,423,163 2,690,354 1,295,756 5,886,322 (6/) 48,505,582 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 graphite anodes and unknown uses. 4/Incomplete total; difference included with "Miscellaneous." 5/Data may not add to total shown because of independent rounding. 6/Included with total for each specific use.