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What is a deposit of clay and silt?

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Loess

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What is the different between clay and silt?
Clay is composed of flat particles that will bind together in an ionic bond when left undisturbed. Silt is composed of round-ish particles.
Where are clay and silt found?
suspensions
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Loess
Where do sand silt and clay come from?
Sand, silt, and clay result from the weathering of existing rock into smaller particles.
Does soil have clay sand and silt in it?
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