1966 
Use Value 
Short tons 
Total 
 
1967 
 
 
Short 
Value 
tons 
 Total Average 
per ton 
 
 
Av~age per ton 
 
 
 
Concrete and roadstone 
Railroad ballast         
Riprap                
Otheruses'            
15,682,753 
1,017,506 
162,728 
733,464 
$20,891,308 
1,267,729 
257,607 
1,270,851 
$1.33 
1.25 
1.58 
1.73 
15,357,472 
W 
W 
1,975,571 
$22,069,682 
W 
W 
2,811,057 
$1.43 
W 
W 
1.42 
 
County Number   of 
 
1966 
 
1967 
 
 
Cubic 
Short Number 
tons Value of 
 
Cubic 
Short tons Value 
quarries 
feet 
(equivalent) 
quarries 
feet 
(equivalent) 
 
5 
13 
739,000 
450,000 
59,139 
36,013 
$943,015 
1,312,890 
2 
W 
W 
W 
9 
W 
W 
W 
 
709,000 
56,660 
1,897,615 
 
 
1966 
 
 
 
1967 
 
 
Value 
 
 
Value 
Use 
 
 
 
 
—————————— 
Cubic feet 
Total 
 
Average 
per 
cubic 
foot 
Cubic feet 
 AverageTotal  per cubic  foot 
 
Roughmonumental          
Dressed monumental         
Rubble                   
Otheruses'               
1,147,162 
W 
361,704 
359,100 
$2,757,028 
W 
145,966 
954,474 
$2.40 
W 
.40 
2.66 
943,467 
197,239 
W 
757,294 
$2,090,937 
1,119,568 
W 
943,015 
$2.21 
5.67 W 
1.25 
Total 1,867,966 3,857,468 2.06 1,898,000 4,153,520 2.19 
 W Withheld to avoid disclosing individual company confidential data; included
with "Other uses."' Includes rough construction, architectural stone, curbing
and flagging, and uses indicated by symbol W.248 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1967 
 
 Stone.—Stone ranked second in value in the State's mineral production.
Total crushed stone production decreased 10 percent in tonnage but less than
1 percent in value. Crushed limestone, marble, and sandstone (quartzite)
production decreased in both tonnage and value. 
Crushed granite output was less, but its value showed a subtantial increase.
Crushed slate tonnage and value decreased. Dimension marble and sandstone
were higher in both tonnage and value; dimension granite production decreased
in quantity and increased in value. 
 
 
Table 10.—Crushed granite sold or used by producers, by uses 
 Total 17,596,451 23,687,495 1.35 17,333,043 24,880,739 1.43 
 
 
W Withheld to avoid disclosing individual company confidential data; included
with "Other uses." ' Includes stone sand, poultry grit, filter stone, other
uses, and uses indicated by symbol W. 
 
 
 
Table 11.—Dimension granite sold, or used by producers, by counties

 
 
 
 
 
DeKaib 5 
Elbert 16 
Hancock 1 
Madison 2 
Oglethorpe 10 
Other counties 
 667,744 73,009 $941,440 
 543,942 43,516 1,485,497 
 W W W 
 W W W 
 W W W 
 656,280 52,617 1,430,531 
 Total 34 1,867,966 169,142 3,857,468 29 1,898,000 151,812 4,153,520 
 
 
W Withheld to avoid disclosing individual company confidential data; included
with "Other counties." 
 
 
 
Table 12.—Dimension granite sold or used by producers, by uses