They have weak or moderate, very fine to medium granular structure. Consistence is very friable or friable. The A and Ap horizons, where present, have hues of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 to 3. They are silt loam, loam, very fine sandy loam, or fine sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction. They have weak to strong, fine or medium granular structure and are very friable or friable.
Reaction is extremely acid to moderately acid unless limed.
The Eg horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It is silt loam, loam, very fine sandy loam, or fine sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction. It has weak thin or medium platy, weak fine subangular blocky, weak very fine or fine granular or weak very coarse prismatic structure or the horizon is massive. Consistence is very friable to firm. Reaction is extremely acid to moderately acid.