Results of geochemical studies of organic matter in black shales from the Cape Verde Basin are reported. Based on these results, in combination with data of petrographic analysis, conclusions are made about sapropelic nature of their organic matter and low degree of its coalification. It corresponds to the proto-catagenetic substage of sedimentary rocks. Black shales of the Cape Verde Basin are classified as potential oil source strata.
Supplement to: Bartashevich, OV; Bogolyubova, LI (1979): Geochemistry of organic matter from black shales of the Cape Verde Basin (East Atlantic) and their oil-source potential. Litologiya i Poleznyye Iskopaemyye (Lithology and Mineral Resources), 14(2), 37-54