Incazelo emfushane:

Isihlabathi esinombala siyinto ehlukahlukene etholakala ngezindlela zemvelo nezokwenziwa. Isihlabathi esinombala wemvelo sikhishwa emadwaleni namaminerali aqukethe imibala. Isibonelo, i-iron oxide iyinika imibala ebomvu nensundu, kanti i-manganese ingakhiqiza imibala emnyama noma ensomi. Ngemva kokumba, i-ore iyachotshozwa, ihlungwe, futhi igezwe ukuze kufezwe usayizi wezinhlayiya ezifiselekayo kanye nobumsulwa.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isihlabathi esinombala wokwenziwa senziwa ngokumboza noma ngokudaya izinto eziyisisekelo, ngokuvamile isihlabathi se-quartz. Amasu okufaka umbala athuthukisiwe aqinisekisa imibala ehlala isikhathi eside, egqamile kanye nekhwalithi ehambisanayo.

Le nto inezindlela ezahlukahlukene zokusebenzisa. Ekulungiseni igadi, idala izindlela ezikhangayo kanye nemibhede yengadi. Abaculi bayayisebenzisa ekudwebeni ngesihlabathi kanye nobuciko bengilazi. Ekwakhiweni, inezela umbala kukhonkolo, kuplasta, nakupende, okuthuthukisa ukubukeka kwezakhiwo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ithandwa kumaphrojekthi e-DIY kanye nemisebenzi yemfundo ngenxa yemibala yayo ecebile kanye nokulula ukuyisebenzisa.