Difference between silt and clay
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Difference between silt and clay
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Difference between silt and clay
avery
Silt is a solid, dust-like sediment that water, ice, and wind transport and deposit.Silt is made up of rock and mineral particles that are larger than clay but smaller than sand.
John Wick
Silt particles are 0.05 to 0.002 mm and feel similar to flour when dry.
Clay particles are extremely fine — smaller than 0.002 mm. They feel sticky in your fingers when wet and clump to the point that you can’t see an individual particle without a microscope.
andrew
A coarse grained soil (sand/gravel) is defined as material having greater than 50% (by dry weight) particles equal to or larger than 75 microns (200 mesh) in diameter. Materials with less than 50% sand-sized particles are considered fine-grained soil (silt/clay). If no sieve data is available, then the lowest applicable number should apply until a sieve test is performed.
Andrew Pel
Silt particles are 0.05 to 0.002 mm and feel similar to flour when dry. Clay particles are extremely fine — smaller than 0.002 mm. They feel sticky in your fingers when wet and clump to the point that you can’t see an individual particle without a microscope.