The lower part of the B horizons has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, with value of 3 through 5 and chroma of 2 through 6. Texture ranges from slaty coarse sandy loam through slaty fine sandy loam. Structure is weak or moderate, fine or medium granular, or is weak or moderate, very fine through medium blocky. Consistence is friable or very friable. The C horizons have hue of 10YR through 5Y, value of 3 through 6, and chroma of 1 through 4.
Textures are slaty loamy coarse sand through slaty fine sandy loam.
They are massive or single grain. Consistence is loose, very friable, or friable. These are the Amostown , Ashe , Brookfield , Charlton , Chatfield , Cheshire , Ditney , Dutchess , Hazel , Lordstown , Marblemount , Narragansett , Pollux , Riverhead , Satsop , Steinburg, Valois , Wolfeson , and Yalesville series in the same family. The Amostown soils have distinct or prominent mottling in lower part of the solum. The Ashe, Chatfield, Ditney, Hazel, Lordstown, Marblemount, Steinburg, and Yalesville soils have bedrock at 20 to 40 inches.