The most commonly mined conflict minerals are cassiterite (for tin), wolframite (for tungsten), coltan (for tantalum), and gold ore, which are extracted from the Eastern Congo, and passed through a variety of intermediaries before being purchased by multinational electronics companies.ther conflict minerals being illicitly exported from the Congo include cobalt, tungsten, cassiterite, and coltan (which provides the tantalum for mobile phones, and is also said to be directly sustaining the conflict).
Pink peppercorn. Pink peppercorns. A pink peppercorn (French: baie rose, pink berry) is a dried berry of the shrub Schinus molle, commonly known as the Peruvian peppertree. Although a peppercorn is the dried fruit of a plant from the genus Piper, pink peppercorns came to be called such because they resemble peppercorns, and because they, too, have a peppery flavour.
Seasons/Availability. Green Thai chile peppers are available year-round. Green Thai chile peppers, botanically a part of Capsicum frutescens is the immature version of a Red Thai chile pepper. Thai chiles are also sometimes known as Birdâs Eye or simply Bird chile pepper, a nickname given as result of their unique appeal to birds. Additionally, Green Thai chiles are also known as prik kee noo (nu) which literally translates to mouse dropping chile, a reference to the petite size of the pepper.