MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF PEGMATITES ON MOUNT BEGBIE, BRITISH COLUMBIA by Andrea Dixon B.S., Michigan Technological University, 2011 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Geological Sciences) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) October 2013 © Andrea Dixon, 2013