Ko te papanga muka o te basalt e mohiotia ana ko te kakahu raranga muka o te basalt, he mea whatu e te muka basalt tino mahi i muri i te hurihuri me te warping. Ko te muka basalt he momo papanga mahi teitei me te kaha nui, te kakano rite, te papa papatahi me nga momo tikanga raranga. Ka taea te raranga ki te papanga kikokore me te pai o te hau me te kaha teitei. He kakahu noa te muka basalt, he kakahu taratara, he kakahu poke me te kakahu takirua, he whitiki muka basalt me etahi atu.
Kei te whakamahia nuitia i roto i te hikohiko, te ahumahi matū, te aerospace, te hanga kaipuke, te motuka, te whare whakapaipai me etahi atu mara, a he mea tino nui ano hoki i roto i te hangarau tapahi. Ko te papanga taketake he teitei teitei o te pāmahana, te wera wera, te ahi, te aukati i te waikura, te taikaha o te koroheketanga, te awangawanga o te rangi, te kaha teitei, te ahua kanapa me etahi atu. Kei te whakamahia nuitia i roto i te hikohiko, te ahumahi matū, te aerospace, te hanga kaipuke, te motuka, te hanga whakapaipai me etahi atu mara, a he mea tino nui ano hoki i roto i te hangarau tapahi.