Coarse fragments range from 0 to 20 percent. Some pedons contain sea shell fragments. Human artifact fragments range from 0 to 10 percent. Soil textures include fine sand or coarser. Pockets of clay or peat may be present.
Reaction ranges from strongly acid to slightly alkaline.
The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 through 6, and chroma of 1 through 4. Typically single grained, with low organic matter accumulations. A few pedons show weak very fine subangular blocky structure. Consistence is very friable or loose. The E horizon, if present, has hue 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 through 7, and chroma of 1 through 4.