TABLE 1 —Continued622  FRANCE MINERALS YEARBOOK—1988

FRANCE: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 
 
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified) 
 
Commodity2 
 
1984 
1985 
1986 
l987~ 
 
l988~ 
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS—Continued 
 
209 
1 72 
21 6 
274 
 
322 
Feldspar, crude thousand carats 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluorspar: 
 
504 
562 
497 
374 
 
313 
Crude do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable: 
 
1 59 
1 60 
1 48 
1 34 
 
133 
Acid and ceramic-grade do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Metallurgical-grade do. 
 
73 
64 
50 
~5O 
 
50 
Total do. 
 
232 
224 
198 
184 
 
183 
Gypsum and anhydrite, crude do. 
 
5,401 
5,286 
5,259 
5,409 
 
5,628 
Kyanite, andalusite, related materials do. 
 
52 
57 
51 
50 
 
eso 
Lime: Quicklime, hydrated lime, dead-burned 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
dolomite do. 
 
3,130 
3,100 
2,900 
e3,000 
 
C3000 
Mica ~ 
 
10,854 
10,084 
10,834 
eiiooo 
 
e~1~~JtJ 
Nitrogen: N content of ammonia thousand tons 
 
2,350 
2,010 
C2000 
 
 
 
Pigments, mineral, natural: Iron oxidese 
 
15,000 
14,500 
15,000 
15,000 
 
15,000 
Phosphates: Thomas slag thousand tons 
 
1 ,1 94 
1 ,1 65 
855 
768 
 
C750 
Potash: 
 
12,480 
12,021 
11,600 
10,716 
 
10,392 
Gross weight (run-of-mine) do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
K20 equivalent (run-of-mine) do. 
 
1 873 
1 882 
1 748 
1 500 
 
C ~ 400 
K20 equivalent (marketable) do. 
 
1 739 
1 750 
1 620 
1 485 
 
C ~ 350 
Pozzolan and lapilli do. 
 
500 
496 
410 
420 
 
~400 
Salt: 
 
226 
369 
386 
1 476 
. 
1,14S 
Rock salt do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brine salt (refined) do. 
 
1 ,1 25 
1 ,1 54 
1 ,1 25 
1 070 
 
C ~ ,~ 00 
Marine salt do. 
 
1,381 
1,423 
1,610 
1,627 
 
* 1,435 
Salt in solution do. 
 
4,417 
4,167 
3,963 
3,663 
 
3,973 
Total do. 
 
7,149 
7,113 
7,084 
7,836 
 
7,653 
Sodium compounds: e 
 
120 
125 
1 10 
120 
 
120 
Sodium sulfate do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sodium carbonate do. 
 
900 
900 
750 
780 
 
780 
Stone, sand and gravel: 
 
6,700 
~7,002 
6,000 
6,000 
 
7,000 
Limestone, agricultural and industriale do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slate, roof do. 
. 
64 
60 
57 
60 
 
~60 
Sand and gravel: 
 
5,395 
5,512 
5,332 
7,472 
 
~75~J 
Industrial sands, total do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other sand and gravel, alluvia' do. 
 
1 81 000 
1 7,300 
1 86,800 
1 93,000 
 
208,000 
Sulfur, byproduct: 
 
1 589 
1 400 
957 
1 092 
 
1,007 
Of natural gas do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Of petroleum do. 
 
1 63 
1 61 
1 93 
1 88 
 
225 
Of unspecified sourcese do. 
 
1 1 0 
1 62 
1 56 
1 50 
 
1S0 
Total do. 
 
1,862 
1,723 
1,306 
1,430 
 
1,382 
See footnotes at end of table.