Hardy County, West Virginia. About 13.5 miles south of Moorefield and 1 mile north of Brake, and about 150 yards east of county route 7 and 75 years west of river. Depth to bedrock is greater than 5 feet. Pebbles and cobblestones dominantly of sandstone range from 0 to 50 percent in the A horizon, and the weighted average by volume in the C horizon is dominantly greater than 50 percent, but ranges from 35 to 70 percent. Subhorizons of the C horizon in some pedons are nearly free of rock fragments and in others it ranges to 80 percent.
Unlimed soils are mildly alkaline to very strongly acid.
The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value and chroma of 2 through 4. Dry value is 6 or greater. Texture of the fine-earth fraction is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, loamy sandor loamy fine sand. It shows evidence of stratification in the lower part in some pedons. The C horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 3 through 5 and chroma of 3 or 4.