The anthropotransported material may be any sandy material ranging from dredge sand, eolian sand, or outwash sand, usually from a very local source. The construction debris may range in material of plastic, glass, rubber, brick, lumber, asphalt, coal ash, unburned coal, gypsum board, concrete, and steel. A distinction can be made between materials that will hold water, allow roots to penetrate, and decompose versus those that will act like a rock fragment. Coarse fragments range from 10 to 34 percent by volume throughout the profile. Textures range from loamy fine sand to coarse sand, and gravelly to bouldery texture phases can occur.
Reaction ranges from moderately acid to moderately alkaline.
Hue ranges from 2.5YR through 2.5Y throughout. The A horizon has value of 3 through 5, and chroma of 2 through 6. It is defined by granular structure and by organic matter accumulation. Consistence is very friable. The B has value of 3 through 6, and chroma of 2 through 6.