Historical Examples. 1  They saw those rocks, through the shimmer of the surface glare. 2  Everything they do, everything they say, gets the colour and shimmer of the sea. 3  The trees outside were casting a shimmer of green through the sunshine in the room. 4  There was a shimmer of light from the top and I took a closer look at it.
The term âConflict Mineralsâ is defined in the conflict minerals rules and refers to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (the Conflict Minerals or 3TG).he term âConflict Mineralsâ is defined in the conflict minerals rules and refers to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (the Conflict Minerals or 3TG).
The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas, or to label an individual diamond as having come from such an area. Diamonds mined during the recent civil wars in Angola, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and other nations have been given the label. The term conflict resource refers to analogous situations involving other natural resources.