Where value is 3 or less, this horizon is less than 7 inches thick. Some pedons have A2 horizons that have slightly higher value and chroma than the A1 or Ap horizon. The A horizon is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or silt loam in the fine-earth fraction. The Bw horizon has hue of 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 8. Mottles, if they occur, are in shades of red, brown, or yellow.
Texture is loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or silt loam in the fine-earth fraction.
The C horizon is multicolored or similar in color to the Bw horizon. It is saprolite weathered from high-grade metamorphic rocks high in mica content such as mica gneiss, mica schist, and pegmatite. . Texture is commonly loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or silt loam. In some pedons, the C horizon is sand, coarse sand, or coarse sandy loam. The Manor and Micaville series are the only other known series in this family.