The A horizon is has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, or loamy coarse sand in the fine-earth fraction. The E horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, or loamy coarse sand in the fine-earth fraction. The Bt horizon has hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8.
Mottles range from none to common and are in shades of red, brown, and yellow.
Texture is dominantly sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, or loam in the fine-earth fraction. Some pedons may have thin subhorizons of sandy clay loam. The C horizon is highly weathered saprolite from felsic igneous and metamorphic rock, primarily granite and granite gneiss. The Cr horizon, where present, is weathered felsic igneous and metamorphic rock, primarily granite and granite gneiss. The R horizon, where present, is hard felsic igneous and metamorphic rock, primarily granite and granite gneiss.