The difference is that clay is smaller than silt, and clay is sticky, while the silt is loose and feels silky.
Clay is composed of flat particles that will bind together in an ionic bond when left undisturbed. Silt is composed of round-ish particles.
Mudflow is downslope movement of water that contains large amount of suspended clay and silt.
The finer material holds more water. The granular size of Clay, Silt and Sand are in this order (smallest to largest):ClaySiltSandSo Clay holds the most water, then Silt, Then Sand.This can be disproved if one is dry and the other is wet or other variations of this idea obviously.*This is one of those question where I wish wiki Answers would allow commas.
Dust consists of small particles, usually from soil. Mud is a mixture of water with sand clay, soil and silt.
1. Rock materials that are found in soil are mainly sand, silt and clay.
clay,sand,silt,and loam
Mudflow is downslope movement of water that contains large amount of suspended clay and silt.
The finer material holds more water. The granular size of Clay, Silt and Sand are in this order (smallest to largest):ClaySiltSandSo Clay holds the most water, then Silt, Then Sand.This can be disproved if one is dry and the other is wet or other variations of this idea obviously.*This is one of those question where I wish wiki Answers would allow commas.
Dust consists of small particles, usually from soil. Mud is a mixture of water with sand clay, soil and silt.
1. Rock materials that are found in soil are mainly sand, silt and clay.
It is more accurate to say it is formed from clay and silt.
clay,sand,silt,and loam
clay
gravel,coarse,fine sand,silt and clay
Silt is important in soil because it is half way in between sand and clay, so it's good for cultivating
silt because there is a specific oder these substances go in order by. This goes from greatest mass to least mass: sand, silt , clay
Clay is less than 0.002 silt is 0.002 to 0.05 and sand is 0.05 to 2in
Clay