Fluvanna, Nason, and Vance soils have hue of 5YR or yellower in the upper part of the B horizon. Gaston soils have a dark surface layer. Lloyd soils are dark red throughout the upper 20 inches and are kandic. Mayodan soils do not allow rhodic colors in the Bt horizon. Tatum soils have paralithic contact between 40 to 60 inches.
Uwharrie soils have mixed mineralogy.
These soils are on gently sloping to steep uplands of the Piedmont Plateau. Slope gradients are dominantly 2 to 15 percent but range from about 0 to 35 percent. These soils formed in residuum weathered from mixed mafic and felsic crystalline rocks. The average annual temperature ranges from about 59 degrees F to 65 degrees F and the average annual precipitation ranges from 41 to 48 inches. In addition to the closely related Cecil , Davidson , Fluvanna , Georgeville , Lloyd , Mecklenburg , and Pacolet series.