The Bw or By horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. Texture is silty clay loam, silty clay or clay. Clay content ranges from 35 to 60 percent. Limestone fragments vary from a few to 30 percent and are mostly less than 3 inches in diameter. The Bk, Bky or BC horizons have hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 7.
Texture is silty clay or clay.
Clay content ranges from 40 to 60 percent. Calcium carbonate equivalent ranges from 15 to 40 percent. The Cr horizon is predominantly weathered shale, massive marine clay or silty clay in shades of gray, olive, yellow or brown. Texture ranges to loam sandy clay loam, or clay loam in some pedons. Clay content is variable, ranging from 25 to 60 percent.