what is silt made of
Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as sediment mixed in suspension with water (also known as a suspended load) in a body of water such as a river.It may also exist as soil deposited at the bottom of a water body.Silt has a moderate specific area with a typically non-sticky, plastic feel.ilt may occur as a soil or as sediment mixed in suspension with water (also known as a suspended load) in a body of water such as a river.