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Scheele's green was invented in 1775 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele. [2] [3] By the end of the 19th century, it had virtually replaced the older green pigments based on copper carbonate. It is a yellowish-green pigment commonly used during the early to mid-19th century in paints as well as being directly incorporated into a variety of products as a ...
Philothamnus occidentalis (Broadley, 1966) – western Natal green snake, South African green snake; Philothamnus ornatus Bocage, 1872 – ornate green snake; Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud, 1916) Philothamnus punctatus W. Peters, 1867 – spotted green snake; Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge, 1951 – Ruanda emerald green snake, Rwanda forest ...
The narrow-tailed emerald forages for nectar by trap-lining in fairly open areas, visiting a circuit of a variety of flowering plants such as Ericaceae, Rubiaceae, Heliconiaceae, Gesneriaceae, and Inga. It generally forages low, between 0.6 and 4 m (2 and 10 ft) above the ground.
The large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) is a moth which is the type species for the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East in and around deciduous forests, heathlands, marshland and in settlements close to woodland. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema ...
Hooker Emerald Brooch – brooch made from a Colombian emerald from an unknown mine, possibly Muzo; Fura Emerald – the second-biggest emerald in the world, with 2.2 kilograms (4.9 lb) or 11,000 carat, found in Muzo, in 1999; Tena Emerald – the most valuable emerald in the world, 400 grams (0.88 lb) or 2,000 carat, found in Muzo, in 1999
An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles. The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald was smuggled out of the South ...
Chlorissa viridata, the small grass emerald, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae . It is found from western Europe to the eastern Palearctic .
Golden-crowned emerald: Cynanthus auriceps (Gould, 1852) 261 Cozumel emerald: Cynanthus forficatus (Ridgway, 1885) 262 Canivet's emerald: Cynanthus canivetii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 263 Garden emerald: Chlorostilbon assimilis Lawrence, 1861: 264 Western emerald: Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus Gould, 1860: 265 Red-billed emerald: Chlorostilbon gibsoni ...