
Ko te nuinga o te tiēre silica he tiēre kore-āhua, he mā, he porowhita rānei. He hanganga tuwhera, he kaha te mimiti. Ka taea e ia te mimiti i ngā momo matū, ā, he tino kaha te mimiti. Ka whiriwhiria e mātou te Paohua Alkali kounga teitei hei whakakore i ō āwangawanga. Kāore he paitini, kāore he reka, ā, he pumau te matū. Kāore e tauhohe ki tētahi atu matū engari ko te kawakore kaha. He kaha te mimiti o te tiēre silica i raro i ngā āhuatanga rerekē.
| Taonga | Kirikiri Hiraka Ma | Kirikiri Hiraka Kahurangi | Kirikiri Hiraka Karaka | |
| Āhua | Porowhita | |||
| Awhe rahi (mm) | 1~3, 2~5, 3~6, 4~8 | |||
| Te Kaha Mimi (%) | RH=20% | ≥11.0 | ≥8.0 | ≥8.0 |
| RH=50% | ≥22.0 | ≥22.0 | ≥22.0 | |
| RH=90% | ≥30.0 | ≥30.0 | ≥30.0 | |
| Te Matotoru o te Pūmua (g/ml) | ≥0.75 | ≥0.75 | ≥0.75 | |
| Te Ōwehenga Rahi Whai Mana (%) | ≥90.0 | ≥96 | ≥96.0 | |
| Te Tohu Tae | RH=20% | Mārama, Kāore he tohu. | Kikorangi/Kikorangi Mārama | Kōwhai Mārama |
| RH=35% | Papura/Mave | Kakariki Parauri Mārama | ||
| RH=90% | Māwhero Mārama | Kakariki Mārama | ||