The A horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 1 or 2. Texture is silty clay or clay. Concretions and masses of calcium carbonate range from none to few. Reaction ranges from neutral to slightly alkaline. The Bss and Bkss horizons have hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 2 to 4.
Texture is silty clay or clay.
Concretions, masses and threads of calcium carbonate range from few in the upper part to many in the Bkss horizons. Gypsum crystals range from none to common. The Bk horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 4 to 6. Texture is silty clay or clay. Concretions, masses and threads of calcium carbonate range from common to many.