The Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 through 3. Texture is silt loam. The B horizon above the fragipan is neutral or has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 0 through 2. Texture is silt loam or silty clay loam. The Btx horizon has hue of 10YR through 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 through 8.
Texture is silt loam.
Some pedons have thin unconforming Bx and C horizons which vary widely both in color and texture depending on the material over which the mantle was deposited. Brinkerton , Calvert , Croton , Ginat , Robertsville , Sheffield , and Thorndale soils are in the same family. Brinkerton, Sheffield and Thorndale soils have bedrock deeper than 5 feet. Calvert and Croton soils have sola of less than 40 inches thick. Ginat soils have mica and a few pebbles in the lower part of the series control section.