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ho’s ho in Mineral Names W W MALCOLM SOUTHWOOD School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health University of Wollongong New South Wales 2522 Australia malcolms@uow.edu.au tephen Andrew Rust (“Steve” to his friends) was born in Watford, some 30 kilometers north of London, England, Son 23 August 1952, the eldest son of Gordon and June Rust. After what he describes as “a run-of-the-mill school- ing,” Rust started an apprenticeship in metalworking but changed careers several times before eventually joining the Crystal Classics team in 2011. His first role at Crystal Classics Figure 1. Steve Rust at home in the mineral room. Chris- was preparing specimens for sale, but his knowledge of min- tine Rust photo, 2021. erals and localities soon led to his taking responsibility for the descriptions of minerals to be sold via the company’s website. Stephen Andrew Rust In 2017 he began a phased retirement in order to spend the (b. 1952) vast majority of his time studying minerals. Rust’s interest in mineralogy began in 1968, shortly before 2+ + 6+ 2- Steverustite, Pb (OH) [Cu (S O S ) ](H O) , is a 5 5 3 3 2 2 he