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We weren’t 100% certain what it was, but because of the awkward shape right up at the end of the seatpost there, it’s probably a plug of consolidator to make sure the bag had something smooth to press against without getting popped or stuck in the end.
I don’t think the thickness of the carbon is so much of a concern. The worst bit is round the clamp area. Those dark grey slightly bubbly looking areas are not carbon, they’re patches of a shoot-in expanding filler that used to be used in the ends of moulds where consolidation was difficult (back in the day before bagging techniques improved).
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Is the white stuff just resin?
The carbon looked real thin here: