The mollic epipedon ranges from 7 to 20 inches thick. Typically free carbonates are below a depth of 36 inches, and some pedons lack carbonates to a depth of 60 inches. It is typically sandy loam or fine sandy loam and ranges to include loam. Reaction is medium acid through neutral. It is typically sandy loam, ranging to include loam and fine sandy loam.
Reaction is slightly acid or neutral.
It is typically loam or sandy loam. Strata that range from loamy fine sand through silty clay loam are in the C horizon of some pedons. Reaction ranges from neutral through moderately alkaline, though some pedons are strongly alkaline in the lower part. These are the Alda , Marksbutte , Ovina , Sunset , and Wann series in the same family. A closely related soil in another family is the Fonner series.