Structure is weak or moderate, fine or medium granular. The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 3 and chroma of 3. Texture is silt loam or loam. The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 to 8. The fine earth fraction is loam or silt loam.
Structure is weak or moderate, medium subangular blocky.
The C horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 8. The fine earth fraction is loam or silt loam. These are the Jeffrey , Porters , Tusquitee and Unaka series in the same family and the Barbourville , Crossville , Cutshin , Haywood , Transylvania and Zenith series in similar families. Jeffrey and Unaka soils are 20 to 40 inches to bedrock. Barbourville and Cutshin soils have an umbric epipedon 10 to 20 inches thick and are fine-loamy.