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Silt is a fine granular material made mostly of broken quartz grains, sized between sand and clay, that can occur as soil or suspended in water and feels floury when dry. It matters because understanding silt's properties—including how it behaves when wet or dry—is important for soil science, construction, water management, and other practical applications.
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- Subclass of
- sediment
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- Commons category
- Silt
- different from
- aleurite (sediment)
- exact match
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