The A horizon has hue of lOYR through 5Y, or is neutral, value of 2 through 4 and chroma of 3 or less. Texture of the A horizon is silt loam or loam in the fine earth fraction. The E horizon, where present, has hue of lOYR through 5Y or is neutral, value of 2 through 5 and chroma of 4 or less. It is loam or silt loam in the fine earth fraction. The B horizon has hue of 7.5YR through 5Y or is neutral, value of 2 through 4 and chroma of 3 or less.
Texture is silt loam or silty clay loam in the fine earth fraction.
The C horizon ranges from black through dark gray. In some pedons the C horizon is streaked with brown and yellow. Texture is silt loam or loam in the fine earth fraction. In some pedons there is a Cr horizon. These are the Berks , Blasdell , Calvin , Cardiff , Chenango , Dekalb , Hazleton , Itswoot , Lehew , Lippitt , Manlius , Oquaga , Parker , Sylco , Tunkhannock , Warwick , and Wyoming series in the same family.