Name: Cinnabar
Composition: HgS - Mercury Sulfide
Specimen Location: China
Notes: There is an interesting story behind the aquisition of this specimen. I was at the Rock Pick Legend rock shop, in the "expensive goods" section and I knocked a real nice and real expensive tourmaline specimen off the shelf. It hit the floor and shattered. Rick refused to let me pay for it (even though it was sitting right next to the sign that said "You break it you buy it". So I felt compelled to buy another of his expensive items to help make up for it and that is how I came by this nice little piece.