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Q: What is the process of turning rocks into silt?
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What process happens when mud or silt is buried and water and air are squeezed out producing suchs rocks as shale?

compaction


What is rocks and soil recently deposited by a river?

the answer is silt


What does silt mean?

silt means mud or clay or small rocks doposited by a river or lake


What means silt?

silt means mud or clay or small rocks doposited by a river or lake


Did the abundance of food grown in the Fertile Crescent produce silt?

Chemical weathering of rocks and other methods make silt.


Does soil have rocks in it?

Yes soil does contain rocks in it the most comman are sand, silt and clay. The smallest is clay sand can go from 0.5 to 2mm, and silt and clay go from 0.200 to 0.5.


What three rocks are needed to make soil?

sand, silt, and clay


What is a mix of rich soil and small rocks brought to the land by rivers?

Silt


What is a mix of rich soil and small rocks brought to land by River?

silt


How do metamorphic rocks form from metamorphic rocks?

Sedimentary rocks form from layers of sand, silt or clay, sometimes mixed with pebbles, and the bodies of living things (that may the be fossilised) The rocks are often quite soft. Metamorphic rocks form when rocks (usually sedimentary rocks) are subjected to extreme heat and/or pressure, usually deep underground. The rocks are changed in form, often becoming harder. Fossils are usually destroyed by the process.


What rocks materials are found in soil?

1. Rock materials that are found in soil are mainly sand, silt and clay.


What does clay and sand gravel and silt have in common?

They are formed when rocks are weathered. They are found in the soil