Sand content is less than 10 percent in the upper 40 inches of the profile. Volume of rock fragments in the loess mantle is less than 2 percent, and 2 to 15 percent in the 2C horizons, consisting mainly of limestone and crystalline rocks. The Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 or 3. Some pedons have a thin A horizon that has value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 1. Texture is silt loam.
Reaction is moderately acid to neutral.
The BE or E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 2 to 4, and has redoximorphic features. Texture is silt loam. It is strongly acid to slightly acid. The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 6 and iron depletions and accumulations have chroma of 2 through 6. Texture is silt loam or silty clay loam.