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Silt

earth science Maturity 11-13

Silt is a tiny kind of dirt.

Windrow of windblown glacial silt, NWT.jpg
Windrow of windblown glacial silt, NWT.jpg
It is smaller than sand. It feels like flour when it is dry. It can help plants grow in big fields. Do you like playing in the mud?

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File:Windrow of windblown glacial silt, NWT.jpg
Windrow of windblown glacial silt, NWT.jpg
File:Sunlight on silty stream at Myrstigen 5.jpg
Sunlight on silty stream at Myrstigen 5.jpg
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