Table 6.—Sand and gravel sold or used by producers, by uses (Thousand
short tons and thousand dollars) 
 
Use 
1966 
 
1967 
 
Value 
 
Value 
Quantity 
—-——————— Total Average 
per ton 
Quan- 
tity 
————--- 
Total Average per ton 
Sand: 
 
 
 
Structural 5,689Paving 445Fill 514 
 $4,319 $0.76 361 .81 302 .59 
4,975 
773 
482 
 $8,937 $0.79 594 .77 299 .62 
 Blast 62 Other sands '  399 
 Total sand 7,109 
 
Gravel: 
 428 6.90 
W W 
54 W 
 403 7.46 
W W 
 
W W 
W 
W W 
 
 
 
 
Structural 294Fill                                                  
W W 
W 
w 
W W 
w w 
Total gravel 294 
W W 
W 
W W 
Total sand and gravel 7,403 
 6,417 .87 
6,912 
 6,479 .94 
W Withheld to avoid dkclosing individual company confidential data; included
with "Total sand and gravel." ' Includes glass, molding (1967), engine, filtration,
fertilizer filler (1967), and other sands. 
Alachua 
Broward                     
Collier - 
Dade 
Hernando                    
Jackson                     
Lafayette 
Lee                         
Levy 
Marion                      
Palm Beach 
Sumter                      
Taylor 
Undistributed '  
 5 2,151,202 $1,804,101 5 2,273,618 $2,186,995 
 11 4,432,861 5,222,322 11 4,114,107 4,541,192 
 3 678,000 531,192 5 1,025,660 829,003 
 13 10,025,662 10,016,888 12 9,580,811 9,859,593 
 8 5,418,505 6,158,091 8 6,201,468 7,551,782 
 1 21,000 63,000 1 31,000 93,000 
 1 21,000 24,000                             
 3 707,133 W 2 W W 
 3 497,611 657,238 3 544,707 1,024,869 
 6 1,684,089 1,373,675 7 1,002,472 1,894,889 
 4 796,402 776,716 3 629,218 562,809 
 3 3,498,251 2,461,777 3 2,760,312 2,619,265 
    1 70,797 70,797 
 13 3,610,729 6,678,824 13 4,383,590 5,485,903 
Total 74 33,542,445 35,767,824 74 32,617,760 36,669,597 
 W Withheld to avoid disclosing individual company confidential data; included
with "Undistributed."' Includes Brevard (1967), Citrus, Columbia, Flagler
(1966), Manatee, Monroe, Sarasota, and SuwanneeCounties, and counties indicated
by symbol W.THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF FLORIDA 
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 Stone.—Stone output, excluding dimension limestone, was 34 million
tons valued at $39 million. The output of both crushed limestone and crushed
oystershell declined, however, the value of crushed limestone increased 3
percent, accounting for a total increase in the value for stone. 
 Crushed limestone output was 32.6 million tons valued at $36.7 millon, a
decrease of 3 percent in tonnage, but an increase of 3 percent in value over
that of 1966. Output came from 74 quarries in 19 counties, compared with
74 quarries in 18 counties in 1966. The three leading producing counties
were Dade, 
Hernando, and Broward, which supplied 61 percent of the tonnage and 60 percent
of the value. Ten quarries produced over 1 million tons of crushed limestone
each. Of the total crushed limestone output, 88 percent was used for concrete
and roads, 2 percent for agriculture, and 10 percent for other uses. Crushed
limestone was transported 66 percent by truck, 31 percent by rail, 1 percent
by water, and 2 percent unspecified. A highlight during the year was the
acquisition of Dixie Lime & Stone Co. by New York & Honduras Rosario
Mining Co. 
Table 7.—Crushed limestone sold or used by producers, by counties 
County Number   of 
1966 
 
1967 
 
Number 
Short tons Value of 
 
Short tons Value 
quarries 
 
quarries