NASA Ames is named in honor of Joseph Sweetman Ames, a physicist and one of the founding members of NACA. At last estimate NASA Ames has over US$3.0 billion in capital equipment, 2,300 research personnel and a US$860 million annual budget.
Beryl, the mineral of which emerald is a variety, has a chemical composition of Be 3 Al 2 (SiO 3) 6. When pure, beryl is colorless and known as goshenite.. Trace amounts of chromium or vanadium in the mineral cause it to develop a green color.
emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as, emerald green crystals. emerald isle, a name given to ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure. emerald spodumene, or