The soil is strongly acid to extremely acid, unless limed. The A horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 through 5, and chroma of 1 through 4. Value of 3 is confined to undisturbed A horizons less than 3 inches thick. It is loam, gravelly loam or cobbly loam. The Bw horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 or 6.
Texture is sandy loam, loam, gravelly loam or cobbly loam.
Texture ranges from coarse sand to loamy sand in the fine earth fraction. The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR through 5Y, value of 4 through 8, and chroma of 2 through 8 and commonly are variegated. Low chromas are inherent and not due to wetness. Texture ranges from coarse sand to loamy sand in the fine earth fraction. The Gloucester and Hoosic series are members of the same family.