Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid in the surface and upper part of the subsoil and is very strongly acid or strongly acid in the lower part of the subsoil and in the substratum. Texture of the surface and subsoil horizons is fine sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or sand in the fine-earth fraction. The substratum ranges from very fine sand to coarse sand and is stratified in some pedons. The A horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 3. The Ap horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 6 to 4.
Structure is weak granular or the horizon is massive.
Some pedons have an E horizon with hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. The Bw horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Hue of 7.5YR is confined to the upper part of the B horizon and 2.5Y to the lower part. The B horizons in some pedons have thin, strong brown lamellae. Structure is weak granular or the horizon is structureless.