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Clay

(Science: ecology) particles in siliciclastic sediment that are smaller than 0.0039 millimetres in size, according to the udden-wentworth scale. Clay and silt are collectively classified as mud.

a collective term for a large group of minerals that are found in great abundance in extremely fine-grained sediments or sedimentary rocks (i.e. Shales).