Value of 2 to 5 in combination with chroma of 2 or 3 occurs within 30 inches of the surface in the majority of pedons. Slickensides begin at a depth of 10 to 24 inches and extend throughout the solum. The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. Texture is clay with a clay content ranging from 35 to 55 percent. Masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown or yellow range from fews to common.
Reaction ranges from moderately acid to neutral.
The Bg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 3. Texture is clay or silty clay. Clay content ranges from 40 to 55 percent. Redoximorphic features in shades of brown, gray or yellow range from few to many. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to slightly acid.