The Ap horizon or A horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 through 6. A horizon with hue of 10YR, value of 3, and chroma of 2 or 3. Texture is silt loam. In severely eroded areas texture is silt loam or silty clay loam. Some pedons have an E horizon with hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma 3 to 6.
Texture is silt loam.
The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is silt loam or silty clay loam. Clay content commonly is 20 to 30 percent, but ranges from 18 to 35 percent. The upper 20 inches of the Bt horizon commonly contains 5 to 10 percent fine and coarser sand. The amount of sand gradually increases with depth.