He ātete teitei ki te pāmahana me te pēhanga, he iti te tere o te hiri, he pumau ngā āhuatanga o te mahi matū. Ka taea te tu atu ki te mimiti o te waikawa, te kawakore me ētahi atu whakarewa waro, ā, ka taea te tu atu i roto i te tukanga whakaputa o ngā huringa pāmahana. Ko tana mahi matua he whakanui ake i ngā pūwāhi tohatoha hau, wai rānei, kāore e nui te kaha tautoko me te tiaki o te whakakorikori.
| Al2O3 | Fe2O3 | MgO | SiO2 | Na2O | TiO2 |
| >99% | <0.1% | <0.5% | <0.2% | <0.05% | <0.05% |
| Taonga | Uara |
| Te mimiti wai (%) | <1 |
| Te mātotoru o te tākai (g/cm3) | 1.9-2.2 |
| Te taumaha motuhake (g/cm3) | >3.6 |
| Te pāmahana mahi (mōrahi) (℃) | 1650 |
| Te āhua o te pūngao (%) | <1 |
| Te pakeke o Moh (tauine) | >9 |
| Ātete waikawa (%) | >99.6 |
| Ātete kawakore (%) | >85 |
| Rahi | Te kaha o te kuru | |
| kg/matūriki | KN/matūriki | |
| 1/8" (3mm) | >203 | >2 |
| 1/4" (6mm) | >459 | >4.6 |
| 1/2" (13mm) | >877 | >8.7 |
| 3/4" (19mm) | >1220 | >12 |
| 1" (25mm) | >1630 | >16 |
| 1-1/2" (38mm) | >2340 | >23 |
| 2" (50mm) | >3460 | >34 |
| Rahi me te manawanui (mm) | ||||
| Rahi | 3/6/9 | 9/13 | 19/25/38 | 50 |
| Manawanui | ± 1.0 | ± 1.5 | ± 2 | ± 2.5 |