Teen: Clay or Mud

The Quranic Teen is generally rendered as 'clay'. But more appropriate meaning is 'mud'. Clay is a particular type of earth having silicates of aluminium. But mud is a general term, and in my view communicates the sense of the Quranic Teen in a better manner. It is simply earth/dust + water. So it has an allusion to the chemical evolution of life from a kind of muddy environment.