It is typically loam or silt loam and less commonly clay loam and silty clay loam, averaging between 20 and 32 percent clay. Thin dark coatings are common on the faces of peds. Reaction ranges from medium acid to neutral. The BC and C horizons have hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 through 7 and 4 through 6 moist, and chroma of 2 through 4. These horizons are typically loam or silt loam ranging to include clay loam and silty clay loam.
Reaction ranges from slightly acid to moderately alkaline.
Fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or fine sand is below a depth of 40 inches in some pedons. The Lancaster , Leisy , and Wells series. Similar soils are the Bazile , Blendon , Geary , Keya , Moody , Nora , Ortello , Paka , Ree , and Trent soils. Lancaster soils formed in residuum weathered from sandstone and sandy shales. Leisy soils typically have more clay in the Bt horizon and are deeper to free carbonates.