Transitional horizons have colors and textures similar to adjacent horizons. The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 2 or 3. Texture is loam, fine sandy loam or sandy clay loam. An 0e horizon, where present, is a 1 to 3 inch thick black organic mat. The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 3 to 6.
Texture is loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
The C horizon has hue of 10YR, value or 4 or 5 and chroma of 4 to 6. Texture is loam sandy loam or fine sandy loam. Cr horizons are present in some pedons. These are the Brookshire , Porters , Tusquitee , and Unaka series. Brookshire, Porters and Tusquitee soils are deeper than 40 inches to bedrock.