Definition of Silt

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Silt

The term 'Silt' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' Waste from Pennsylvania anthracite preparation plants, consisting of coarse rock fragments containing as much as 30 percent small-sized coal; sometimes defined as including very fine coalparticles called silt. Its heat value ranges from 8 to 17 million Btu per short ton. Synonymous with culm'.

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