The B horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 4. The combined thickness of the is at least 6 inches. It is silt loam, loam or very fine sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction. It has weak or moderate, thin to very thick platy structure or very fine to medium subangular blocky, or weak very fine to medium granular or weak coarse prismatic parting to moderate medium platy. Consistence is friable or firm, nonsticky or slightly sticky and nonplastic or slightly plastic.
Reaction is very strongly acid to moderately acid.
The BC horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is silt loam, loam, or very fine sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction. It has weak or moderate, medium to very thick platy structure or weak to strong, coarse or very coarse prismatic parting to weak or moderate, medium to very thick platy or it is massive. Consistence is firm or very firm, nonsticky or slightly sticky and nonplastic or slightly plastic. Some pedons have an E' horizon that has characteristics similar to those of the BC horizon.