The distribution of F between phlogopite, amphibole, apatite, and glass has been determined for 261amproites from Leucite Hills, Wyoming; West Kimberley, Western Australia; Smoky Butte, Montana; Prairie Creek, Arkansas; and Gaussberg, Antarctica. The F contents of these phases are inconsistent in different lamproite localities, with distinct variations, for example, between the Leucite Hills and West Kimberley lamproites. Fluorine commonly occurs in greatest abundance in phlogopite and apatite. Evolved glass in some lamproites may have no detectable F. With increasing evolution of lamproites, F tends to decrease in whole rocks, amphibole and glass. Fluorine also shows a variety of relationships with BaO in phlogopite and apatite. Based on plots of F/(F + OH) in apatite and phlogopite, apatite and amphibole, and phlogopite and amphibole, the distribution of F is variable in different lamproites and hence determination of partition coefficients is not possible. The F distribution patterns are affected by lack of mutual equilibrium between F-bearing phases, possible removal of F in a fluid phase during magma degassing, variations in physical conditions between different phases during crystallization of the magma, and other causes. This study suggests that F preferentially enters solid rather than liquid phases. Hence, on partial melting of a F-rich mantle source, the F entering melts is unlikely to be sufficient to produce high F-bearing lamproites.