Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1. Texture is silty clay or clay. A Bw horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5 and chroma of 1. The Bss horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 0 or 1.
Texture is silty clay or clay.
The Bkss or BCk, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 4. Most pedons contain few to common distinct brownish, yellowish, or olive redox concentrations. Texture is silty clay or clay. Siliceous or limestone pebbles range from 0 to 15 percent by volume. These are the Bleiblerville , Burleson , Clarita , Dimebox , Ellis , Fairlie , Heiden , Houston Black , Leson , Luling , Ovan , Randall , Sanger , Slidell , Tamford , and Watonga series.