Reaction is slightly acid to slightly alkaline. The 2C horizon has hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 5 or 6 and chroma of 1 to 4. It is gravelly sand, very gravelly sand, loamy sand, sand, stratified sand and gravel, gravelly coarse sand, very gravelly coarse sand or coarse sand. Rock fragments range from 10 to 60 percent. Clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay lacustrine material is below 40 inches in some pedons.
Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
There no competing series. The similar soils are the Colwood , Gilford , Lippincott , Matherton , Westland , and Will series. Mussey soils have contain free carbonates at depths between 12 to 18 inches. Colwood soils do not have contrasting textures, and are stratified within depths of 40 inches. Gilford soils are coarse-loamy.