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Table 3.&mdash;Switzerland: Imports of mineral commodities &mdash;Continued

(Metric tons unless otherw se specified) 
 
Commodity 1977 
 1978 Principal sources, 1978 
METALS &mdash;Continued 
, 
13 
 
347 
 
2,442 
 
24 
 2,031  2,160 
 26,696  25,855 
 1,257  1,193 
 7,462 6,089 
 295 164 
 1,093 1,358 
 3,295 3,855 
 431  502 
 13 . &mdash;&mdash; 
1,077 
 
 
2,354 
NONMETALS 
Abrasives, natural, n.e.s.: 
 
Pumice, emery, natural corundum, etc Dust and powder of precious and semiprecious
stones     kilogram&amp; - 
Grinding and polishing wheels and stones                    
Asbestos                      
 
Bariteandwitherite 
 
Boron materials: 
 
Crude natural borates__________ Oxideandacid                
 1,582 2,017 
 22,682 22,794 
 3,324 2,880 
4,358 
 
648 
 
99,780 
 
21,460 
7,297 
 
594 
 
146,174 
 
25,192 
28,594 
 
182,814 
 
445 
33,638 
 
227,159 
 
845 
See footnotes at end of table.MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tungsten metal including alloys, all forms. 
 
Uranium and thorium oxides, including rare-earthoxides 
Zinc: 
Ore and concentrate - - - kilogram&amp;. Oxide- 
 
Metal including alloys: 
 
Scrap 
 
Blue powder               
 
Unwrought______________ 
 
Semimanufactures_________ 
 
Other: 
Ores and concentrates__________ 
 
Ash and residue containing nonferrous metals               
 
Oxides,hydroxides, peroxides of metals                    
 
Metalsincluding alloys, all forms: 
Metalloids                
 
Alkali, alkaline earth, rare-earth metals 
 
Pyrophoricalloys__________ 
Base metals including alloys, all forms,n.e.s_____________ 
Waste and sweepings of precious metals___________________ 
Cement_                      
 
Chalk                        
 
Clays and clay products (including all refractory brick): 
Crude                      
 
Products: 
Refractory (including nonclay brick)_________________ 
 
Nonrefractory____________ 
 
Cryolite and chiolite_____________ 
Diamond: 
Gem, not set or strung 
value, thousands_ - 
 70 . 89 West Germany 60; Prance 13; United 
    Kingdom 9. 
  15 France 8; Austria 3; West Qermany 2. 
 7,578 All from West Ger&ntilde;&agrave;ny. 
 2,515 France 1,093; West Germany 595; United 
   Kingdom 425. 
 59 Belgium-Luxembourg 40; United 
   Kingdom 19. 
  Belgium-Luxembourg 1,099; Netherlands 
   356; France 240. 
  West Germany 7,132; France 3,252; 
   United Kingdom 2,799. 
  West Germany 517; Belgium- 
   Luxembourg 376; Italy 96. 
 
Republic of South Africa 8,791; Australia 
 1,481; Italy 190. 
 
West Germany 89; Austria 71; BelgiumLuxembourg 3. 
 
West Germany 1,058; Belgium- 
Luxembourg 86; United States 69. 
 
Netherlands 1,085,; France 1,048; Italy 
900. 
 
West Germany 467; United States 28; 
FranceS. 
 576 917 United States 287; Japan 148; France 95. 
 86 63 West Germany 14; Italy 12; France 10. 
 
 
 
 
1,080 West Germany 465; Italy 370; United States 162. 
  2,401 Ireland 1,577; United States 444; United 
Kingdom 165. 
 
West Germany 941; Italy 279; Austria 
239. 
Canada 9,111; Republic of South Africa 
 5,611; U.S.S.R. 4,432. 
West Germany 1,857; France 963; Italy 
60. 
 
United States 7,051; Netherlands 124; 
Turkey 50. 
France 325; United States 107; West 
Germany 57. 
Italy 87,100; West Germany 28,053; 
France 27,000. 
France 21,464; West Germany 1,695; Italy 
1,611. 
 185,432 178,261 West Germany 60,941; United Kingdom 
    54,419; France 24,812. 
 
 
West Germany 11,157; Austria 5,391; 
France 4,088. 
Italy 125,837; West Germany 67,694; 
France 21,814. 
Denmark 835; United Kingdom 10. 
 $695,515 $1,141,973 United Kingdom $820,798; Belgium- 
    Luxembourg $81,569; USS.R. $49,477. 
 

					
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