The A horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 3. The mollic epipedon ranges from 20 to about 60 inches thick. Texture is loam, clay loam or sandy clay loam. The Bw horizon is absent in some pedons. Where present, it has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4, with or without brownish streaks or mottles.
Texture is loam, sandy clay loam or clay loam.
Texture is mainly clay or clay loam, but ranges to sandy clay loam, with color as described in the A horizon. Some pedons have brownish Bw or C horizons that range from fine sandy loam to clay. Similar soils are the Bergstrom , Frio , Oakalla , and Venus series. Bippus and Gageby soils are drier for longer periods of time and receive less than 28 inches of annual rainfall. Gowen, Kaski, and Whitesboro soils are noncalcareous.