Correction: Sun et al. Tectonic Controls on Late Paleozoic Shale Gas Preservation in Western Shandong, China. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2025, 13, 1121

Error in Figure/Table

In the original publication [1], there was a mistake in the figure caption of Figure 4 as published. The error was caused when adjusting the order of references. The corrected figure caption of Figure 4 is as follows: “Figure 4. Isoline prediction map of organic carbon content (TOC) and vitrinite reflectance (Ro) for Taiyuan Formation-Shanxi Formation in Western Shandong (modified according to Reference [25]). The yellow lines are the isoline of TOC, and the purple lines are the isoline of Ro.”

In the original publication, there was a mistake in the table caption of Table 2 as published. The error was caused when adjusting the order of references. The corrected table caption of

Table 2. Statistical table of mineral contents in Carboniferous–Permian mudshales of Wester Shandong (most of the data comes from reference [25]).

Stratum	Number of Samples	Quartz (%)	Feldspar (%)	Calcite (%)	Dolomite (%)	Pyrite (%)	Clay Minerals (%)	Brittleness Index II (%)
Taiyuan Formation	38	12.75–73.51 Average: 42.09	0–25.93 Average: 8.69	0–4.85 Average: 0.16	0–9.71 Average: 0.76	0–13.15 Average: 2.15	12.79–83.15 Average: 43.21	13.97–80.73 Average: 52.85
Shanxi Formation	9	45.95–66.87 Average: 52.37	1.99–28.76 Average: 16.95	0–0.53 Average: 0.09	0–1.73 Average: 0.59	0–1.99 Average: 0.97	8.15–47.29 Average: 28.13	48.97–89.15 Average: 70.11

Note: Brittleness Index II = (Quartz + Feldspar + Calcite + Dolomite)/(Quartz + Feldspar + Calcite + Dolomite + Clay Minerals) × 100%.

is as follows: “Table 2. Statistical table of mineral contents in Carboniferous–Permian mudshales of Wester Shandong (most of the data from reference [25]).”

In the original publication, there was a mistake in Table 2 as published. This was caused by errors in the original data recording. The corrected Table 2 appears 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.