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| | CAPE BASIN GROUP (SITES 1085, 1086, AND 1087) |
 | | Site 1087, at slightly shallower depth than Site 1085 (1380 vs. 1710 m), has similar facies, similar sedimentation rates, and similar olive hues, at least in the late Neogene section. |
 | | An important question is whether the Cape group shows roughly the same patterns, as far as carbonate deposition and organic matter deposition, as the group of cores off Namibia or whether there are striking differences. |
 | | Also, the position of shifts is fairly congruent: a drop near 8 Ma (at Site 1085), a rise at 6.25 Ma (at Sites 1086 and 1087), and a drop near 1 Ma—all superposed on a general rise in organic matter content after 10 Ma (in good agreement with Siesser, 1980). |
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