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Correction: Fattah et al. Direct Dating of Natural Fracturing System in the Jurassic Source Rocks, NE-Iraq: Age Constraint on Multi Fracture-Filling Cements and Fractures Associated with Hydrocarbon Phases/Migration Utilizing LA ICP MS. Minerals 2025, 15, 907

by
Rayan Fattah
1,
Namam Salih
2,* and
Alain Préat
3
1
Department of Petroleum Geosciences, Science Faculty, Soran University, Erbil 4400, Iraq
2
Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Soran University, Erbil 4400, Iraq
3
Research Group, Biogeochemistry & Modelling of the Earth System, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Minerals 2026, 16(1), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/min16010086
Submission received: 17 December 2025 / Accepted: 29 December 2025 / Published: 16 January 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Distribution and Development of Faults and Fractures in Shales)
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Figures and Figure Caption Correction

In the original publication [1], there has been an error in Figures 12 and 15. The reported geological time for Fracture Stage I did not correspond to its actual age mentioned in the text. The mistake occurred due to the oversight of authors that relied on the automated checks during the revision and proofreading. The correct Figure 12 and Figure 15, and the corresponding captions appear below.
The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.

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  1. Fattah, R.; Salih, N.; Préat, A. Direct Dating of Natural Fracturing System in the Jurassic Source Rocks, NE-Iraq: Age Constraint on Multi Fracture-Filling Cements and Fractures Associated with Hydrocarbon Phases/Migration Utilizing LA ICP MS. Minerals 2025, 15, 907. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Figure 12. Burial history curve (BHC) of the Upper Jurassic Barsarin Formation, illustrating the depth versus geological time. The BHC illustrates progressive burial from approximately 150 Ma to ~30 Ma, then steady continuation until the middle of the Miocene before reaching maximum burial depths of over 4000 m, followed by rapid uplift. Five distinct fracture stages are recognized and four fracture-filling cements are delineated using U-Pb direct dating of fracture cements: Stage FI at ~105–113 Ma (Lower Cretaceous), Stage FII at 28.6 ± 2 Ma (Oligocene), Stage FIII at 19.83 ± 0.43 Ma (Miocene), Stage FIV at 12.2 ± 1.5 Ma (Miocene), and Stage FV (5.53 ± 0.27 Ma and 5.20 ± 0.47 Ma; Pliocene). The fracture stages correlate with different phases of the burial depth and geochemical evolution of various phases of involved fluids within the Jurassic formation.
Figure 12. Burial history curve (BHC) of the Upper Jurassic Barsarin Formation, illustrating the depth versus geological time. The BHC illustrates progressive burial from approximately 150 Ma to ~30 Ma, then steady continuation until the middle of the Miocene before reaching maximum burial depths of over 4000 m, followed by rapid uplift. Five distinct fracture stages are recognized and four fracture-filling cements are delineated using U-Pb direct dating of fracture cements: Stage FI at ~105–113 Ma (Lower Cretaceous), Stage FII at 28.6 ± 2 Ma (Oligocene), Stage FIII at 19.83 ± 0.43 Ma (Miocene), Stage FIV at 12.2 ± 1.5 Ma (Miocene), and Stage FV (5.53 ± 0.27 Ma and 5.20 ± 0.47 Ma; Pliocene). The fracture stages correlate with different phases of the burial depth and geochemical evolution of various phases of involved fluids within the Jurassic formation.
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Figure 15. Geochronology of fracturing stage and hydrocarbon migration, showing the five main (FI–FV) stages of fracture-filling cements, fluorite-rich fluid, and two phases of hydrocarbon migration in Barsarin Formation.
Figure 15. Geochronology of fracturing stage and hydrocarbon migration, showing the five main (FI–FV) stages of fracture-filling cements, fluorite-rich fluid, and two phases of hydrocarbon migration in Barsarin Formation.
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Fattah, R.; Salih, N.; Préat, A. Correction: Fattah et al. Direct Dating of Natural Fracturing System in the Jurassic Source Rocks, NE-Iraq: Age Constraint on Multi Fracture-Filling Cements and Fractures Associated with Hydrocarbon Phases/Migration Utilizing LA ICP MS. Minerals 2025, 15, 907. Minerals 2026, 16, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/min16010086

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Fattah R, Salih N, Préat A. Correction: Fattah et al. Direct Dating of Natural Fracturing System in the Jurassic Source Rocks, NE-Iraq: Age Constraint on Multi Fracture-Filling Cements and Fractures Associated with Hydrocarbon Phases/Migration Utilizing LA ICP MS. Minerals 2025, 15, 907. Minerals. 2026; 16(1):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/min16010086

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Fattah, Rayan, Namam Salih, and Alain Préat. 2026. "Correction: Fattah et al. Direct Dating of Natural Fracturing System in the Jurassic Source Rocks, NE-Iraq: Age Constraint on Multi Fracture-Filling Cements and Fractures Associated with Hydrocarbon Phases/Migration Utilizing LA ICP MS. Minerals 2025, 15, 907" Minerals 16, no. 1: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/min16010086

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Fattah, R., Salih, N., & Préat, A. (2026). Correction: Fattah et al. Direct Dating of Natural Fracturing System in the Jurassic Source Rocks, NE-Iraq: Age Constraint on Multi Fracture-Filling Cements and Fractures Associated with Hydrocarbon Phases/Migration Utilizing LA ICP MS. Minerals 2025, 15, 907. Minerals, 16(1), 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/min16010086

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