摘要
This paper aims to provide an overview of the applications of rutile in metamorphic petrology, based on a review of data published in recent years. The focus lies on the following progress and some problems in the study of rutile in metamorphic rocks: 1) rutile occurrences and the reactions by which rutile grew in metamorphic rocks; 2) Zr-in-rutile applications in metamorphic rocks; 3) the role of rutile in arc volcanic process and subduction metamorphism; and 4) rutile U-Pb geochronology application in metamorphic rocks. Combined with the study of unique paleo-subduction zones in China, great interest will be focused on the research of rutile application in metamorphic petrology.