Characterization of primary fersmite from the Mount Brussilof magnesite deposit, southeastern British Columbia, Canada

1 British Columbia Geological Survey, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria, BC, V8W 9N3 2 School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2 3 Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6 4 Queen’s Facility for Isotope Research, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6 5 Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, BC, V8L 4B2 a corresponding author: George.Simandl@gov.bc.ca

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