Table 20.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1980, 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----------------------- 1,464 3,353 -- -- 879 68,652 68,652 74,348 Alum, aluminum sulfate, and other chemicals---------------- -- 18,722 -- -- W 318,876 W 336,598 Animal feed--------------------- W 154,617 -- -- 281 15,217 W 170,115 Building brick: Common------------------------ -- -- 2,358,887 -- -- 27,461 -- 2,386,348 Face-------------------------- W W 11,143,582 16,251 -- 206,551 29,819 11,396,203 Catalysts (oil refining)-------- W 7,912 W -- -- 60,856 40,763 109,531 Cement, portland---------------- -- W 8,717,485 -- -- 17,188 W 8,734,674 China and dinnerware------------ 33,845 -- -- -- -- 32,709 -- 66,554 Crockery and other earthenware-- 12,270 -- 4,859 -- -- 7,747 -- 24,876 Drilling mud-------------------- W 1,300,188 -- -- 144,838 W 424 1,445,449 Electrical porcelain------------ 25,545 -- W -- -- 31,150 W 56,695 Fertilizers--------------------- -- 4,226 -- -- 77,761 37,734 -- 119,721 Fiberglass, mineral wool, and other insulation--------------- W W -- -- -- 167,757 35,328 203,084 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils------------------- -- 81,883 -- -- W W 81,883 Mineral oils and greases------ -- 11,300 -- -- 20,247 -- -- 31,546 Vegetable oils---------------- -- 8,384 -- -- -- -- -- 8,384 Firebrick, block, and shapes---- 13,839 W 75,054 1,302,113 -- 183,211 W 1,574,216 Flower pots--------------------- -- -- 29,664 454 -- 960 960 31,077 Flue linings and high-aluminum (minimum 50% Al2O3) refractories------------------- 8,172 -- 66,791 152,675 41,359 -- 268,998 Foundry sand-------------------- -- 573,413 W 46,392 -- 1,491 W 621,296 Glazes, glass, and enamels------ 2,547 W -- -- -- 3,445 W 5,992 Grogs and crudes, refractory---- 953 W -- 66,717 -- 734,694 W 802,364 Gypsum products----------------- -- -- -- -- W 9,805 W 18,580 Ink----------------------------- -- W -- -- -- W -- 1,844 Kiln furniture------------------ 2,272 -- -- -- -- 1,865 -- 4,138 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block---------------- -- -- 3,224,947 -- -- -- -- 3,224,947 Structural concrete----------- -- W 1,231,104 -- -- -- W 1,231,104 Highway surfacing------------- -- -- 313,983 -- -- -- -- 313,983 Others------------------------ -- -- 162,901 -- -- -- -- 162,901 Linoleum and asphalt tile------- 4,454 -- 1,301 -- -- 10,654 -- 16,409 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic----------------------- -- 2,224 -- -- 74 1,805 -- 4,103 Mortar and cement, refractory--- 81,247 W 258,955 239,028 W 36,478 46,701 662,409 Oil and grease absorbents------- -- W W -- 357,851 W 25,898 383,749 Paint--------------------------- -- 12,801 W -- 3,386 149,141 W 165,328 Paper coating------------------- 714 W -- -- -- 2,273,955 W 2,274,669 Paper filling------------------- 11,872 W -- -- 2,271 874,119 W 888,262 Pelletizing (iron ore)---------- -- 782,345 -- -- -- W W 782,345 Pesticides and related products- 815 5,393 W -- 163,832 44,301 W 214,342 Pet waste absorbent------------- -- W W -- 383,905 -- 70,474 454,379 Plastics------------------------ -- W -- -- W 53,826 2,399 56,225 Plug, tap, and wad-------------- -- -- -- 5,485 -- -- -- 5,485 Pottery------------------------- 201,196 -- 234,784 10,898 -- 25,625 -- 472,504 Roofing granules---------------- -- -- W -- W 17,736 4,547 22,283 Rubber-------------------------- W W -- -- 328 251,394 48,385 300,107 Sanitaryware-------------------- 76,599 -- -- -- -- 119,963 -- 196,562 Sewer pipe, vitrified----------- -- -- 698,907 W -- -- W 698,907 Tamping dummies----------------- -- -- 3,810 -- -- -- -- 3,810 -------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 20.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1980, 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------------------------- -- -- 168,062 -- -- W W 168,062 Floor and wall---------------- 82,180 W 149,519 W -- 21,049 1,052 253,800 Quarry------------------------ -- -- 181,235 W -- -- W 181,235 Roofing----------------------- -- -- 52,025 -- -- -- -- 52,025 Structural-------------------- -- -- 38,696 -- -- W W 38,696 Terra cotta------------------- -- -- 1,120 -- -- -- -- 1,120 Waterproofing and sealing------- -- 83,147 W -- -- 630 W 83,777 Miscellaneous3/----------------- 123,194 49,566 156,141 15,004 60,765 8,850 -- 413,520 Undistributed------------------- 9,634 121,575 178,772 31,305 11,488 58,286 107,315 4/293,217 Exports------------------------- 117,867 575,174 26,243 14,559 163,537 1,231,163 -- 1,930,983 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total--------------------- 810,682 3,796,224 29,478,829 1,900,880 1,391,443 7,147,704 (5/) 6/44,525,762 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/Included with total for each specific use. 6/Data do not add to total shown because of independent rounding.