Some pedons have a BC or BCg horizon. Some pedons have Bk horizons with colors and textures similar to that of the C horizon. The C or Cg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. The thickness and sequence of layers of different textures in the C horizon vary in short horizontal distances. The strata are dominantly silt loam to fine sand.
Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
Sandy substratum phases that have sand or fine sand below 40 inches are recognized. These sandy substratum phases may have stratified silt loam to sand between the solum and sandy substratum. These are the Alida , Ashippun , Kasson , Lineville , Locke , Lourdes , Macomb , Marker , Montmorenci , Mosel , Newry , Oran , and Symco series. The Alida, Ashippun, Kasson, Locke, Lourdes, Macomb, Marker, Montmorenci, Newry, Oran, and Symco soils contain more than 1 percent rock fragments in some part of the series control section. Lineville soils have matrix colors with hues redder than 10YR and are not stratified within 40 inches.