Siltstone: A sedimentary rock made up of silt-size particles

FormationGeologyEtymologyMorphologyAppearanceCompositionDiagnosisUsesSiltstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of silt-sized particles. It forms where water, wind, or ice deposit silt, and the silt is then compacted and cemented into a rock. Silt accumulates in sedimentary basins throughout the world. It represents a level of current, wave, or wind energy between where sand and mud accumulate. These include fluvial, aeolian, tidal, coastal, lacustrine, deltaic, glacial, paludal, and shelf environments在geology上查看更多信息