Eminyakeni yamuva nje, i-basalt fiber ivele njengento entsha, idonsa ukunaka kwezimboni emhlabeni jikelele. Ithathwe edwaleni le-basalt elincibilikisiwe, le fibre entsha inezakhiwo eziyingqayizivele, okuhlanganisa amandla aphezulu okunamathela, ukuzinza kokushisa, kanye nokumelana nokugqwala. Ngenxa yalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwayo kudlula emikhakheni eyahlukahlukene, kusukela ekwakheni nasezimoto kuya ezindiza kanye nobunjiniyela bezemvelo. Namuhla, sihlola amandla okuguqula i-basalt fiber kanye nekusasa layo elithembisayo ekwakheni izimboni zanamuhla.