Flakes of mica range from none to common throughout. The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 2 through 4. Where the value is 3, it is less than 6 inches thick. The A horizon is loam, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam in the fine earth fraction. The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 6, and chroma of 3 to 6.
Texture is similar to the A horizon.
The BA or BE horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam in the fine earth fraction. The Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. It is clay loam, sandy clay loam, or loam in the fine earth fraction. The upper 20 inches of the argillic horizon contain less than 30 percent silt.