The horizon is massive or single grain or has very weak or weak, fine or medium, granular or subangular blocky structure. It is loose to friable. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid through neutral. Some pedons have a Bw or E horizon in place of the BE horizon. The E part of the E and Bt horizon has hue of 2.5Y through 5YR, value of 4 through 7 and chroma of 2 through 4.
Texture is fine sand to loamy very fine sand.
It is structureless or has weak or very weak granular or subangular blocky structure and is loose to very friable. The Bt part of the E and Bt horizon has hue of 5YR through 10YR, value of 3 through 5, and chroma of 2 through 6. Texture is silt loam or very fine sandy loam to loamy fine sand. It is massive or it has weak fine blocky or platy structure, and is friable or firm. The E and Bt horizons range from strongly acid through neutral.