Hi Walt, et al (intentionally.....)

A very high proportion of the works that metamorphic petrologists think of as seminal seem to be focussed in one way or another on phase equilibria, but of course there is (much) more to metamorphism than that. Miyashiro's paper is a classic because it shows what you can learn once you understand the phase relationships - and as I recall it featured in Gary Ernst's 1970's Benchmark volume on Metamorphism and Plate Tectonic Regimes. To me, "seminal papers" covers the development of the field - initially at a basic level, then phase equilibria and thermobarometry, metamorphic histories, thermal and tectonic significance and metamorphic processes as they have come to the fore. When I was a PhD student one of the most influential papers for me was by HJ Zwart in the Liverpool and Manchester Geological Journal (or something like that) and it dealt with metamorphic textures in a way that was a complete revelation to me. But I bet not many of you will know it! I would also put forward Jacques Touret's classic in Lithos introducing fluid inclusion studies to granulites. Specific dating of metamorphic mineral growth also deserves a "seminal paper". Whether the "seminal paper" is always the first or can be a later paper with better data depends on the audience. For geology students I think you want the first with really good data to prove the point; for historians, the first.

Bruce

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Subject: Seminal Works in Metamorphic Petrology

MINSOC published in 2007 " Landmark Papers - Metamorphic Petrology" by Bernard Evans.  Because of space limitations  I am sure that other works were omitted.  In putting together a seminar on seminal works in metamorphic petrology I have found some interesting "older" works.  Out of curiosity, in addition to Bernard's selections, do members of this group have other papers that they would include under the topic "Seminal Works in Metamorphic Petrology"?

Thanks in advance,
Walt Trzcienski

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