Undisturbed pedons have a thin, dark A horizon. The A or Ap horizon is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam. Some pedons also have a thin E horizon. The upper part of the Bw horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 to 8. The lower part of the Bw horizon and BC horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 or 6.
Texture is sandy loam or fine sandy loam.
The BC horizon, where present, has color and texture similar to both the B and C horizons. The 2C horizon has hue of 2.5YR to 5Y, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. Some pedons have gray or brown redoximorphic features. It is silt loam, silt, very fine sandy loam, or very fine sand, usually in thin strata or varves. Some pedons also have thin varves of clay.