Solum thickness ranges from 12 to 24 inches. Depth to bedrock ranges from 20 to 40 inches. Where unlimed, the solum ranges from very strongly acid through slightly acid. Illite is the dominant clay mineral, but the soil contains small amounts of kaolinite, vermiculite, and interstratified minerals. The Ap horizon has hue of 2.5YR through 7.5YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 through 4.
Texture is silt loam in the fine-earth fraction.
The B horizon has hue of 10R through 5YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 3 or 4. It has mottles with hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 through 8. Texture is silt loam or silty clay loam in the fine-earth fraction. The C horizon has hue of 10R to 5YR, value of 3 to 4 and chroma of 2 to 4. Fine earth texture is silt loam, loam or silty clay loam.