Texture is fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or loam in the upper part and fine sandy loam or very fine sandy loam in the lower part. Structure is very weak, weak or moderate granular or subangular blocky or the horizon is massive. A BC horizon is present in some pedons. Color range is the same as the lower part of the Bw horizon. Texture is sandy loam or loamy sand.
Structure is very weak, weak or moderate granular or the horizon is massive.
It is up to 5 inches thick. The C horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 4. It is stratified loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, sand, or their gravelly analogues and is very gravelly below a depth of 40 inches in some pedons. Consistence is very friable or loose. These are the Branford , Canton , Haven , Narragansett , and Newfields series.