The Bss2 horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 6. Redoximorphic features in shades of yellow, brown, gray and olive range from few to many. Slickensides range from common to many and are a few inches to several feet across. Concretions of pitted calcium carbonate range from none to few. Gypsum crystals range from none to common.
Reaction ranges from strongly acid to slightly alkaline.
The Bkss horizon has colors in shades of olive, yellow, brown, or gray. It is typically mixed with these colors. Slickensides range from common to many and from a few inches to a several feet across. Calcium carbonate concretions and nodules range about 5 to 15 percent. These are individual concretions or with many fine concretions in clusters.