Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to neutral, depending on liming history. Some pedons have E horizons with characteristics similar to the A horizon but have hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 or 4. The Bw, Bg, or B'w horizons have hue of 5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 8. It is fine sand, sand, loamy fine sand or loamy sand. Rock fragments range from 0 to 5 percent pebbles.
Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to moderately acid.
The C horizon has hue of 5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4. It is fine sand or sand and is very strongly acid to moderately acid. Rock fragments range from 0 to 7 percent pebbles. Algansee soils have an irregular decrease in organic carbon with increasing depth. Altmar soils have a weighted average content of rock fragments in the particle-size control section of more than 10 percent.