Diatomite ni ubwoko bw'urutare rwa siliceous. Diatomite igizwe na SiO2 idahinduka kandi irimo Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Al2O3 n'imyanda y'ibinyabuzima. Ibyiza byo gukoresha diatomite: 1: pH idafite aho ihuriye n'amazi, ntabwo ihumanya, ubushobozi bwo kuyihagarika neza, ubushobozi bwo kuyishyiramo amazi bukabije, uburemere bworoheje, 2: diatomite igomba gukoreshwa nk'inyongera muri sima, 3: ubushobozi bwo kwaguka neza, imbaraga nyinshi, imbaraga zo gukurura, imbaraga zo gucika, imbaraga zo gusya imbere zoroheje kandi zoroshye, imbaraga nziza zo gukanda, nibindi. Ibyiza byo gukoresha diatomite: pH idafite aho ihuriye n'amazi, ntabwo ihumanya, ubugari bwa mesh 120 kugeza 1200, Ni yoroshye kandi yoroshye, kandi ni iyuzuza ry'irangi ryiza. Inganda zitunganya ibiryo: inyongera ku ngurube, inkoko, ibishuhe, inkeri, amafi, inyoni, ibikomoka mu mazi n'ibindi biryo. Gukoresha diatomite bifite ibyiza bya 5: kurinda izuba cyane, imiterere yoroshye n'iyoroheje, hamwe n'ibikoresho byuzuza neza bishobora gukuraho umwanda w'uruhu rw'ibicuruzwa bya baluni: ubushobozi bw'urumuri, agaciro ka PH katagira uburozi, ifu yoroshye kandi yoroshye, imbaraga nziza, kurinda izuba no kurwanya ubushyuhe bwinshi. Diatomite ikoreshwa mu gusiga amarangi, irangi, gutunganya imyanda n'izindi nganda. Ibikoresho byongeraho irangi bya Diatomite bifite imiterere y'imyenge myinshi, ubushobozi bwo kwinjiza neza, kudahinduka kw'imiti, kudashira, kudashyuha, n'ibindi, bishobora gutanga imikorere myiza ku buso, guhuza, gukuba no kunoza gufatana kw'irangi. Kubera ingano yaryo nini y'imyenge, ishobora kugabanya igihe cyo kuma cy'irangi. Ishobora kandi kugabanya ingano ya resini no kugabanya ikiguzi. Iki gicuruzwa gifatwa nk'ubwoko bw'ifu ikora irangi neza kandi ihendutse. Yakoreshejwe cyane mu byondo bya diatom bishingiye ku mazi nk'igicuruzwa cyagenwe n'inganda nyinshi nini zikora irangi ku isi.