Silicate clay content ranges from 20 to 35 percent. Fragments of limestone cover 0 to 40 percent of the soil surface. Fragments range from less than an inch to 48 inches across the long axis but are mainly 10 to 36 inches across and 3 to 8 inches thick. Few to common fine fragments and a few coarse fragments are throughout the soil in some pedons. The A horizon has hue of 10YR and 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 or 3.
Texture is clay, silty clay, silty clay loam or clay loam and their stony counterparts.
Some pedons contain a few concretions of calcium carbonate. The Bk horizon has hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. Concretions and soft masses of calcium carbonate range from common to many. Texture is clay, silty clay, or clay loam. The C horizon is in shades of olive, brown, or gray.