ʻO ka basalt fiber kahi ʻano hou o ka ʻōmaʻomaʻo kūlohelohe kūlohelohe ʻōmaʻomaʻo kiʻekiʻe, ʻaʻole ikaika kiʻekiʻe wale ka basalt mau, akā loaʻa nā ʻano mea maikaʻi loa e like me ka insulation uila, ke kūpaʻa corrosion, ke kūpaʻa wela kiʻekiʻe.Hana ʻia ka fiber basalt ma ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana i ka ʻohe basalt i ke kiʻekiʻe o ka wela a huki iā ia i loko o ka uea, he silicate ka like me ka ʻaila maoli, a hiki ke biodegraded i ke kaiapuni ma hope o ka ʻōpala, ʻaʻole ia e pōʻino i ke kaiapuni.Ua hoʻohana ʻia nā fibers mau basalt ma kahi ākea o nā noi, me nā mea hoʻohui i hoʻoikaika ʻia i ka fiber, nā mea friction, nā mea hana moku, nā mea insulation thermal, ka ʻoihana kaʻa, nā lole kānana kiʻekiʻe, a me nā kahua pale.