Listed here are links to selected readings about metamorphic rocks. Most are articles in Elements that are written at a level appropriate for an undergraduate petrology course. Issue links lead to a table of conents for the issue. All Elements articles are available for downloading by MSA members. Some readings are journal articles that are open access or available to MSA members (e.g. American Mineralogist from 2000 to present).

• Elements Issues or Papers
  • Fluids in Metamorphism
      Bjørn Jamtveit, Editor
  • Garnet: Common Mineral, Uncommonly Useful
      Ethan F. Baxter, Mark J. Caddick, and Jay J. Ague, Editors
  • Continental Crust at Mantle Depths
      John W. Valley, Editor
  • Zircon - Tiny but Timely
      Simon L. Harley and Nigel M. Kelly, Editors
  • Apatite: A Mineral for All Seasons
      Daniel E. Harlov and John F. Rakovan, Editors
  • Tourmaline
      Barbara L. Dutrow and Darrell J. Henry, Editors
  • Ophiolites
      Yildirim Dilek and Harald Furnes, Editors
  • Serpentinites
      Stéphane Guillot and Keiko Hattori, Editors
  • Deep Earth and Mineral Physics
      Jay D. Bass and John B. Parise, Editors
  • Diamonds
      George E. Harlow and Rondi M. Davies, Editors
• American Mineralogist Papers
  • Coming ... Suggestions welcome.