Crushed Stone
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007002
Of the total crushed stone produced in 2010, about 68% was limestone and dolomite; 13%, granite; 7%, miscellaneous stone; 6%, traprock; and the remaining 6% was divided, in descending order of tonnage, among sandstone and quartzite, volcanic cinder and scoria, marble, calcareous marl, slate, and shell.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-007002 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| References | USGS Minerals Information Crushed Stone Statistics and Information at http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/stone_crushed |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ENV-007002",
"term": "Crushed Stone",
"field": "Environment",
"definition": "Of the total crushed stone produced in 2010, about 68% was limestone and dolomite; 13%, granite; 7%, miscellaneous stone; 6%, traprock; and the remaining 6% was divided, in descending order of tonnage, among sandstone and quartzite, volcanic cinder and scoria, marble, calcareous marl, slate, and shell.",
"references": [
"USGS Minerals Information Crushed Stone Statistics and Information at http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/stone_crushed"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/crushed-stone/"
}
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