The solum thickness and depth to sandstone range from 20 to 40 inches. Coarse fragments of sandstone range from 0 to 30 percent to a depth of about 24 inches and from 0 to 35 percent below 24 inches. The soil ranges from strongly acid to extremely acid, unless limed. The Ap and E horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. Some pedons have an A horizon up to 4 inches thick and have hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 to 5 and chroma of 1 to 3.
Texture is loam, silt loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, and their stony or gravelly analogues.
The AB, BA, or BE horizon, when present, is 3 to 10 inches thick, has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 8. Texture is loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam. The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR, 7.5YR,or 5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam. Subhorizons of fine sandy loam are in the lower part of some pedons.