Drake

. It is also used as the 20 and 35th wedding anniversary stone. Drake may refer to any of the following:. According to Rebbenu Bachya, the word "Nofech" in the verse Exodus 28:18 means "Emerald" and was the stone on the Ephod representing the tribe of Judah. Sir Francis Drake Association, a hoax. In some cultures the emerald is the traditional gift for the 55th wedding anniversary. Drake University and Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Emerald is regarded as the traditional birthstone for May.

Drake's Regiment of Militia, New Hampshire militia unit during the Revolutionary War. Wispy inclusions are common in flux-grown synthetic emeralds. Drakes, a currency in the computer game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Also both the specific gravities (natural: 2.70 - 2.78, synthetic: 2.66) and refractive indices (natural: 1.576 - 1.582, synthetic: 1.565) of synthetics are slightly lower. Drake of the 99 Dragons, an Xbox game. Synthetic emeralds fluoresce a dull red with long wave UV light due to an indicator added during the process of synthesizing the emerald, whereas natural specimens do not. Drake equation, a speculative formula for the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which we might be able to communicate. Both hydrothermal and flux-growth synthetics have been produced and a method has been developed for producing an emerald overgrowth on colorless beryl.

Drake class cruiser. Emerald is a rare and valuable gemstone and, as such, provided the incentive for developing synthetic emeralds. Clare Drake Arena, a multi-purpose arena in Edmonton. Many countries import emeralds, Colombia being the first exporter of emeralds in the world. Drake Hotel in Toronto. Beryl has a hardness of 8 on the 10 point Mohs scale of hardness. Drake Hotel in Chicago. It is highly prized as a gemstone and by weight is the most valuable gemstone in the world, often made more so by inclusions, which all emeralds have.

Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound. Emerald (Be₃Al₂SiO₆) is a variety of the mineral beryl, colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes iron. Drake Passage or Drake Strait between Cape Horn and Antarctica. Weinstein, Michael, 1958, The World of Jewel Stones, Sheriden House. Drake, a city in North Dakota. Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelis, 1985, Manual of Mineralogy, 20th ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York ISBN 0471805807. Drake Company, a manufacturer of radio equipment. Sinkankas, John, 1994, Emerald & Other Beryls, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0801971144.

L. R. Drake's, a baking company. Vera Drake, a British film directed by Mike Leigh.

One Piece, an anime/manga also known as Drake, and the Search for Treasure. Drake and Josh, an American sitcom. Ludwig Von Drake. Vera O'Drake.

Downy O'Drake. Drake Mallard. Doofus Drake. Drake (Orange Islands).

Drake. Drayk, a creature in the "Geneforge" series. Bobby Drake (aka Iceman), a character in Marvel Comics. Paul Drake, a character in Perry Mason.

John Drake, a character in Danger Man. Frank Drake, a character in Marvel Comics. Drake, a Commanding Officer in Advance Wars. a European dragon.

a mayfly used as fishing bait. a male duck. 1953), an American soap opera actor. Drake Hogestyn (b.

Tom Drake (1918-1982), an American actor. 1949), an American politician. Thelma Drake (b. Ted Drake (1912-1995), a British cricket and football player.

Nick Drake (1948–1974), a British singer and songwriter. Nathan Drake (1766-1836), a British essayist and physician. Markus Drake, a Finnish politician. Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820), an American poet.

Jessica Drake, an American pornographic actress. 1969), an American auto racing driver. Jay Drake (b. James Drake (1850–1915), an Australian politician.

1944), a British actress. Gabrielle Drake (b. 1930), an American astronomer and astrophysicist who developed the Drake equation. Frank Drake (b.

Francis Drake (1540-1596), an English pirate and explorer. Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (1855-1904), a Spanish botanist. Edwin Drake (1819-1880), an American oil driller. 1945), an American sci-fi and fatasy writer.

David Drake (b. 1925), a British actor. Charlie Drake (b. Charles George Drake (1920–1998), a Canadian neurosurgeon.

Charles Drake (1917-1994), an American actor. Bruce Drake (1905-1983), an American basketball coach. Arnold Drake, an American writer of comic books. Alfred George Drake (1894-1915), a British soldier.

Alfred Drake (1914-1992), an American actor. Abraham Drake (1715-1781), an American military officer. 1972), a Canadian hockey player. Drake Berehowsky (b.

1986), an American actor and musician. Drake Bell (b.