Below 40 inches, rock fragment content may range up to 60 percent in the lower Bw horizon, and in the BC and C horizons. Fragments are of gravel, cobble, and stone size. The A horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3. It is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam in the fine-earth fraction. Thin AB or BA horizons, where present, have hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 to 4.
Textures are the same as for the A horizon.
The Bw horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 to 5 and chroma of 4 to 8. Mottles, if they occur, are in shades of red, yellow, or brown. Texture is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam or sandy clay loam in the fine-earth fraction. The BC or CB horizons, where present, have hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 8. They are loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam in the fine-earth fraction.