Reaction ranges from slightly acid to slightly alkaline. Texture is clay or silty clay. The Bss horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 4, and chroma of 1. Masses of redox concentrations in shades of brown range from none to common. Cracks extending into this horizon are commonly filled with black or very dark gray soil from the surface layer.
Reaction ranges from moderately acid to slightly alkaline.
The Bssg horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. Masses of redox features range from few to common with colors in shades of brown and gray. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to neutral. These are the Roetex series in the same family and the Billyhaw , Gladewater , Kaman , Kaufman , Pledger , Trinity , and Zilaboy series in similar families. The Roetex soils have colors with chroma of 2 or 3 in the A horizon and hue of 10YR or redder in the B horizon.