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[EARTH CONSTITUENTS AND MATERIALS]
[geolithological constituents]
sediment
silt
Term
Metadata
silt
Definition
Unconsolidated sediment, belonging to the finest fraction, most of the particles of which are smaller than sand and larger than clay particles (between 0,05 mm and 0,002 mm.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
loam
UF
↸
silt
Broader Terms
BT
↑
sediment
More specific terms
NT8
↓
glacial silt
NT8
↓
river silt
Related terms
RT
⇆
mud (sediment)
RT
⇆
siltstone
Italian
limo
Theme
soil
ExactMatch:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7698
Date of creation
07-Mar-2013
Accepted term
07-Mar-2013
Descendant terms
2
ARK
ark:/99152/t3qn9r1zw9p7xp
More specific terms
2
Alternative terms
2
Related terms
2
Notes
1
Metadata
BS8723-5
DC
MADS
SKOS-Core
VDEX
XTM
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