Aikace-aikace:
Cire ƙazanta da tsarkake ma'adinan da ba na ƙarfe ba, kamar yashi silica, feldspar, kaolin da dai sauransu. Hakanan za'a iya amfani dashi a wasu masana'antu, kamar magance ruwan da bacewar ruwa a cikin tsire-tsire na ƙarfe, tsire-tsire masu samar da wutar lantarki, da tsaftace gurɓataccen abu. sinadaran albarkatun kasa.