Any ideas???

[Kevinnn]

 

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[Kevinnn]

 

[Kevinnn]

Also, do you think this is cinnabar? I found it at New Idra, an old Mercury mine. There was a lot of it. Thank you much!

 

[rodoconnor]

I sure looks like cinnabar.

 

[IAMZIM]

First piece looks like it may have some azurite in it.

 

[wilfndgold1]

Isnt Cinnabar vary toxic?

 

[Kevinnn]

That would be great. Even though it is very small I almost never see azurite without malachite. It is. I haven't been touching it but I really wanted to get it positively identified.

 

[rodoconnor]

Cinnabar is the ore of mercury. I would use precaution with it. Don't keep it in your house , near a heat source, etc.

 

[hvacker]

I used to play with mercury as a kid and I'm jus finine

 

[wilfndgold1]

Are you sure you are? lol

 

[Eu_citzen]

If you want a positive ID a picture on a forum won't suffice. It's a qualified guess at best.
My best guess is also azurite.

 

[hvacker]

I know it's doubtful but your rock resembles Linarite also.
You could do a streak test. Azurite should be blue and a hardness of 3 1/2 -4.
Linarite is softer. at 2 1/2 and light blue.