Depth to tilted schist or slate is 20 to 35 inches. The soil between depths of about 5 to 15 inches is dry in all parts from the latter part of May until some time in October and moist in some or all parts the rest of the year. Rock fragments throughout the profile are 15 to 35 percent by volume. The argillic horizon is interrupted by bedrock within a horizontal distance of 40 to 140 inches. Where the bedrock is within 20 inches the agrillic horizon is absent.
Soil colors are variable and are generally related to rock type.
It is loam, silt loam or very fine sandy loam modified by gravel, cobbles or stones. Organic matter in the upper 1 to 2 inches is 3 to 10 percent. It is neutral to strongly acid. In portions of the pedon less than 20 inches deep, a cambic horizon will be present in place of the argillic horizon. Moist colors may be one hue redder and are typically one or two units of value lower.