Ilitye lentaba-mlilo (elidla ngokubizwa ngokuba yi-pumice okanye i-porous basalt) sisixhobo esisebenzayo nesihambelana nokusingqongileyo, nelitye elinqabileyo kakhulu elibunjwe yiglasi yentaba-mlilo, iiminerali, kunye namaqamza emva kogqabhuko-dubulo lwentaba-mlilo.Ilitye le-volcanic liqulethe ezininzi iiminerali kunye nezinto ezilandelwayo ezifana nesodium, i-magnesium, i-aluminium, i-silicon, i-calcium, i-titanium, i-manganese, isinyithi, i-nickel, i-cobalt, kunye ne-molybdenum.Ayinamitha kwaye inamaza emagnethi akwi-infrared.Emva kogqabhuko-dubulo lwentaba-mlilo olungenalusini, emva kwamashumi amawaka eminyaka, abantu baya befumanisa ngakumbi ukubaluleka kwayo.Ngoku iye yandise imimandla yesicelo sayo ukuya kumabala afana nolwakhiwo, ugcino lwamanzi, ukugaya, izixhobo zokuhluza, amalahle okosa inyama, ukucwangciswa komhlaba, ukulima okungenamhlaba, kunye neemveliso zokuhombisa, idlala indima engenakuphinda ibuyiselwe kumashishini ahlukeneyo.

Ilitye le-volcanic luhlobo olutsha lwezinto ezisebenzayo kunye nokusingqongileyo, ilitye elinqabileyo kakhulu le-porous elenziwe yiglasi yentaba-mlilo, iiminerali, kunye namaqamza emva kogqabhuko-dubulo lwentaba-mlilo.Ilitye le-volcanic liqulethe ezininzi iiminerali kunye nezinto ezilandelwayo ezifana nesodium, i-magnesium, i-aluminium, i-silicon, i-calcium, i-titanium, i-manganese, isinyithi, i-lithium, i-nickel, i-cobalt kunye ne-molybdenum.

Iimpawu zayo bubunzima obulula, amandla aphezulu, ukugquma kwe-thermal, ukufunxa isandi, ukumelana nomlilo, ukuxhathisa kwe-asidi kunye ne-alkali, ukuxhathisa ukubola, akukho ngcoliseko, akukho mitha, kunye nemingxuma emincinci emininzi phezu komphezulu, njengeepore esikhumbeni.Ukuntywila kwi-oyile ye-injini kunokufunxa kancinci kancinci izinto zeoyile, kwaye emva koko uzikhulule kancinci eluswini, uzivumele ukuba zingene emzimbeni womntu.Ukongeza, idityaniswe kunye neemveliso zeoyile ezicwangcisiweyo kunye neendlela ezikhethekileyo zokususa ubutoksi kocingo, amatye eVolcanic aye asetyenziswa kakhulu kumayeza kunye nobuhle kwiminyaka yakutshanje njengoko anokusombulula iingxaki ezininzi zolusu.