Red opaque grains in black sand are usually a very bad sign and no roasting should be taken unless further analyzed. Realgar, orpiment, cinnabar etc... All pastel yellow/orange/reddish stuff is potentially dangerous (obviously you can recognize rusted ironstone and similar stuff from this).In this black sand sample you can see red spots throughout, I have not incinerated the sample yet to confirm cinnabar.
It's not cinnabar.
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