The BCk horizon has hue of either 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. Some pedons lack BCk horizons. Some pedons have a few brownish or grayish mottles. Texture is clay loam, loam, sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay. Concretions, threads, or soft masses of calcium carbonate range from few to common.
Reaction is mildly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
The Cr horizon has hue of either 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 7 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 3. It is weakly cemented siltstone or mudstone but crushes easily to silt loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay. Some pedons have interbedded tuffaceous sandstone or shaly clay. Some crack faces contain thin coatings of calcium carbonate. Dark concretions range from none to common.