The A or Ap horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 through 5, and chroma of 2 through 4. Texture is loam or silt loam in the fine-earth fraction. The E horizon, where present, has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, with value and chroma of 3 through 6. It is loam, silt loam, or sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction. The BA or BE horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR or 5YR, with value and chroma of 3 through 6.
Texture is loam, silt loam, or sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction.
The Bt horizon has hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. Texture is silt loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam in the fine-earth fraction. The C horizon has hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. It is silt loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam in the fine-earth fraction. These are the Croom , Elliber , Hartleton , Irondale , Lew , Mertz , Pattensburg, and Weaverton series in the same family.