A BCss horizon is present in some pedons. Where present, it has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2. Redox features include masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown, yellow, or red, and iron depletions in shades of gray. They range from few to being a variegated matrix of these colors. These features have sharp boundaries.
Reaction ranges from slightly acid to moderately alkaline.
Gypsum crystals range from few to common in some pedons. These are the Hollywood , Kaman , Maytag , Okolona , and Zilaboy series in the same family, and the Bacliff , China , Eastham , Hallsbluff , League , and Vamont series in closely related families. Hollywood soils formed in clayey colluvial sediments over limestone. Kaman soils are on flood plains and are poorly drained. Maytag soils formed in residuum weathered from marl or chalk on the Blackland Prairie s. Okolona soils are underlain by marly clay and chalk at a depth of more than 4 feet and are on the Blackland Prairies.