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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Silt (rock flour) Silt (rock flour) The term 'Silt (rock flour)' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' The fine-grained portion of soil that is nonplastic or very slightly plastic and that exhibits little or no strength when air dry. Nonplastic soil which passes a No. 200 United States Standard sieve. A soil composed of particles between 1/256 mm and 1/16 mm in diameter. A heavy soil intermediate between clay and sand'. Previous 5 Terms: Silicon Sill sillometer Silt Silt Next 5 Terms: Silt, culm, refuse bank, or slurry dam mining Silting Siltstone silvics silviculture About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.