Editing Perlite (section)

=== Cosmetics ===
Perlite is used in cosmetics as an absorbent and mechanical [[Exfoliation (cosmetology)|exfoliant]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Perlite|url=https://www.lorealparisusa.com/ingredient-library/perlite.aspx|access-date=2020-10-04|publisher=[[L'Oréal]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Winter|first=Ruth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3hLmyma2-MsC&q=perlite&pg=PA402|title=A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, 7th Edition: Complete Information About the Harmful and Desirable Ingredients Found in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals|date=2009-10-20|publisher=Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale|isbn=978-0-307-45986-2|pages=402|language=en}}</ref> {{Col-begin}}
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! colspan=2 | Estimated perlite consumption <br />in the U.S. by application<ref name=usgs2>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/perlite/mcs-2011-perli.pdf Perlite], USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2011</ref>
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! Fraction !! Use<ref name="usgs2008">{{cite web|url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/perlite/mcs-2008-perli.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514063904/http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/perlite/mcs-2008-perli.pdf |archive-date=2008-05-14 |url-status=live|title=PERLITE : (Data in thousand metric tons unless otherwise noted)|website=Minerals.usgs.gov|access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref>
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| 53% || building construction products
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| 14% || horticultural aggregate
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| 14% || fillers
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| 8% || filter aid
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| 11% || other
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! colspan=2 | Cost of unexpanded perlite<ref>{{cite journal
 |date=January 2006
 | title = Perlite
 | journal = U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries
 | pages = 122–123
 | url =http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/perlite/perlimcs06.pdf}}</ref>
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! End of<br/>year !! Price in the U.S.<br/>$ per [[Metric ton|metric&nbsp;ton]]
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| 2001 || $36.30
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| 2002 || $36.50
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| 2003 || $38.20
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| 2004 ||  $41.80<ref name="usgs"/>
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| 2005 ||  $40.50<ref name="usgs"/>
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| 2006 || $42.90
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| 2007 || $45.30
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| 2008 || $48.00
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| 2009 || $49.00
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