Incazelo: Itshe lentaba-mlilo elaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi itshe le-pumice, itshe le-basalt, noma idwala le-lava, luhlobo lwezinto ezisebenzayo nezingokwemvelo. Liqukethe amaminerali amaningi kanye nezinto ezincane, njenge-sodium, i-magnesium, i-aluminium, i-silicon, i-calcium, i-titanium, i-manganese, insimbi, i-nickel, i-cobalt kanye ne-molybdenum nokunye. Ezisetshenziswa kakhulu engadini, phansi, odongeni, ezitshalweni, embonini ye-acqurium.

Usayizi wamatshe entaba-mlilo: 3-6mm, 6-8mm, 8-10mm, 1-3cm, 3-6cm, 6-8cm, 8-10cm, 10-50cm kungenziwa ngezifiso.
Intaba-mliloitsheumbala: obomvu, omnyama.
Intaba-mliloitsheIsitayela: iqhubu, izinhlayiya, impuphu, ishidi