Texture is loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam or light clay loam. This horizon has 1 to 10 percent authigenic calcium carbonate accumulation. It is moderately alkaline or strongly alkaline. Carbonates range from 1 to 8 percent and are mostly allogenic. ESP ranges from 4 to 12.
Reaction is moderately or strongly alkaline.
Balon soils are noncalcareous. Bowbac, Cerrillos, Cushman, Gaddes, Gapbutte, Gapmesa, Hagerman, Pawspoc, Pokeman, Pugsley, Spangler,and Threetop soils have bedrock at a depth of 20 to 40 inches. Buckle, Harbord, and Palacid soils have sola more than 40 inches thick. Cambria soils have Bt horizons less than 10 inches thick. Cerrillos, Harbord, Potts, and Spenlo soils have hue of 7.5YR or redder throughout the profile.