Structure is weak granular or subangular blocky and consistence is friable or very friable. The upper part of the C horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loamy sand. The lower part of the C horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. Chroma of 2 is related to the color of the parent material and is not indicative of wetness.
Texture ranges from fine sandy loam to coarse sand.
It is massive or single grain, and the consistence is very friable or loose. These are the Berkshire , Houghtonville , Rawsonville and Tunbridge series. Berkshire soils have more rock fragments in the control section and formed in loamy till. Rawsonville and Tunbridge soils are moderately deep. Groveton soils are on terraces adjacent to flood plains and on glaciolacustrine landforms dominated by micaceous and siliceous materials with variable amounts of phyllites.