Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout. Quartz sand grains range from few to many throughout. The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10R to 5YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 3 or 4. Texture is sandy clay loam, clay loam, or clay. Iron concretions range from none to common.
Texture is clay loam or clay.
The Bo horizon has hues of 10R or 2.5YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 3 through 8. Iron concretions range from none to common in the upper part and generally decrease with depth. Redoximorphic accumulations as coatings on ped faces in shades of brown and yellow range from none to common in the lower horizons. This is the Coto series in the same family. Coto soils are less strongly weathered and are strong brown in color in the middle and lower horizons.