Ka rite ki tehereo te paura fehokotaki mo te hanga i te hiko, ko te pāhare pāhare pāporo he karaehe, he paku kowhai-kowhai-whakawhiti ki te matū wai karaihe maramara, he hygroscopic, he kaha te tauhohenga kawakore.Ka pirau i roto i te waikawa hei whakaheke i te silica.Ka whakamahia nuitia te konupora silicate i roto i tete hanga o nga kaitao whao, nga hiko mo te whakapiri, waikano vat, me te aukati ahi.I roto i te ahua pumau, he wai kore-paitini, he hongi, he maamaa, he wai kirikiri.Ka whakarewahia ki te wai me te waikawa, karekau ki te waipiro.