DIMENSION STONE 917 
 
 
Table 7.—Dimension stone sold or used by producers in the United
States
in 1985, by use 
 267,866 3,445 $17,189 
 152,182 1,864 6,005 
 232,129 2,566 23,240 
 923 12 61 
 6,988 83 233 
 138,405 1,765 32,987 
 102,669 1,303 33,195 
 58,227 682 25,400 
 92,319 1,121 16,298 
 43,850 521 5,239 
 12,534 138 6,342 
 5,906 65 3,028 
 6,537 72 2,450 
Total 1,120,535 13,637 171,667 
1lncludes rubble. 
2lncludes other rough stone, and uses not specified. 
3lncludes veneer and a small amount of billiard tabletops. 
 use Quantity Cubic feet Value 
________________________________ (short tons) (thousands) (thousands) 
 
 
 Rough stone: 
Roughblocksforbuildingandconstruction 
lrregularehapedstone1 
   Monumental — 
   ~gging - 
   Other2 - 
 Dressed stone: 
Ashlarsandpartiallysquaredpieces 
Slabsandblocksforbuildingandconstruction3 
 Monumental — 
 Rooffngslate - 
Structural and sanitary— 
 Flooringslate ___________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 8.—Dimension granite sold or used in the United States in
1985,
by use 
u 
se 
Quantity 
(short tons) 
Cubic feet 
(thousands) 
Value 
(thousands) 
Rough stone: 
Roughblocksforbuildingandconstruction                      lrregular-sh~pedstone1
                                  
 Monumental                                          Dressed stone: 
102,342 
54,870 
227,066 
1,228 
623 
2,502 
$8,671 
2,819 
22,826 
Monumental2                                          
Curbingand flagging                                     
Other4                                               
 
Total                                             
54,737 
93,843 
69,375 
654 
1,136 
830 
20,971 
16,909 
21,688 
 
602233 
~6974 
93884 
1lncludea rubble. 
3lncludes small amount of unspecified rough stone. 
3lncludes small amount of stone for billiard tabletops. 
4lncludes ashlars and partially squared pieces, and slabs and blocks forbuildingand
construction. 
5Data do not add to total shown because of independent rounding. 
 
 
Table 9.—Dimension limestone sold or used by producers in the United
States in 1985, 
by use 
u 
se 
Quantity 
(short tons) 
Cubic feet 
(thousands) 
Value 
(thousands) 
Rough stone: 
Irregular.shapedstone1                                   
Othei'                                               
Dressed stone: 
36,897 
147,295 
463 
2,014 
$770 
7,429 
Monumental                                           
Curbing                                              
Other2                                               
 
Total4                                            
1,775 
532 
115,775 
22 
7 
1,526 
174 
18 
26,505 
 
302,274 
4,033 
34,895 
 1lncludes nibble 
 2lncludes rough blocks for building and construction and a small amount
of flagging and monumental. 
 3lncludes ashlars and partially squared pieces, slabs and blocks for building
and construction, a small amount of flaping, billiard tabletops, and veneer.

 Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.