They formed in glacial outwash materials dominantly of limestone origin on outwash terraces, kames and moraines. These soils have moderate or moderately slow permeability in the solum and rapid or very rapid permeability in the substratum. Slope ranges from 0 to 35 percent. Depth to the base of the argillic ranges from 20 to 40 inches. The depth to carbonates ranges from 18 to 36 inches.
Reaction is moderately acid to neutral.
In wooded areas the A horizon is 2 to 4 inches thick and has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. Some pedons have an E horizon with hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 or 3. Reactions and textures are similar to the A horizon, except in some pedons reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid. The BA or BE horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. Texture is silt loam, loam, clay loam, silty clay loam or their gravelly analogues.