New experimental data describe the F and Cl partitioning between mantle minerals and melt in MORB and OIB source regions.
Introduction of a TOF-SIMS technique for measuring halogens
Halogens are incorporated as point defects in the olivine and orthopyroxene lattice.
Cl and F are both depleted relative to BSE in the MORB source but equal (Cl) or are greater (F) than BSE in the OIB source.
Excess F in the OIB source suggests that F and Cl are partially separated during subduction.