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Dust
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Small particles in the air and settling onto surfaces
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Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter. On Earth, it generally consists of particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil lifted by wind (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution.

Instance of
complex mixtures
Subclass of
Aerosol
Different from
Stof
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