Distance from the center of the microknoll to the center of the microdepression ranges from 4 to about 15 feet. Colors with chroma of 2 or less in the subsoil are considered to be litho-chromic. Mottles with chroma of 3 or more, or redox concentrations, are considered to be relic or litho-chromic. The A horizon ranges from less than 1 inch thick on the microhigh to 8 inches thick in the microlow. It has colors of brown or gray with hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 to 4.
Reaction ranges from very strongly to medium acid.
The texture is a clay loam or silty clay loam with more than 30 percent clay. The Bss horizon is mainly clay or silty clay. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to very strongly acid in the upper and to medium acid in lower part. The Bssy horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 to 6. Mottles range from few to many in shades of gray, brown, red, yellow, and olive.