The E horizon has hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3. Texture is sand, coarse sand, or loamy sand or loamy coarse sand. In some pedons the A and E horizons are mixed. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to neutral. The Bhs horizon when present has hue of 10YR to 5YR and value and chroma of 2 or 3.
Texture is sand, coarse sand, loamy sand or loamy coarse sand.
Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid. The amount of chunks of ortstein within the Bhs and Bs horizons commonly ranges from 0 to 30 percent, but pedons containing as much as 50 percent ortstein are considered within the range of the series. The ortstein is as random tongues, or as pieces of tongues up to 8 inches in diameter. The Bs horizon has hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 6. Pedons without a Bhs horizon have Bs or Bs1 horizons with hue of 7.5YR or 5YR, value of 3 or 4 and chroma of 4.