Black Diamond

Black Diamond (s) or The Black Diamond may refer to:

Minerals

 * Hematite
 * Anthracite
 * Carbonado, a black tinted natural diamond
 * Boron carbide
 * A black synthetic diamond, specifically CVD polycrystalline diamonds or HPHT polycrystalline compact diamonds

Animals

 * Black Diamond (buffalo) (born 1893), name of the North American bison featured on the reverse of the buffalo nickels circulated from 1913 to 1938
 * Black Diamond (elephant) (1898–1929), Indian elephant

Books

 * The Black Diamond (novel), a 1921 British novel by Francis Brett Young
 * Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues, a 1994 book by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
 * Black Diamonds: The Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame, a 1996 book, incorporating the first round of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame project

Business and transportation

 * Black Diamond (bus brand), a brand name used by Diamond Bus in the United Kingdom
 * Black Diamond (custom car), winner of the 1978 Ridler Award
 * Black Diamond (train), Reading RR-Lehigh Valley RR passenger train
 * Black Diamond Cheese, a Canadian cheese manufacturing company
 * Black Diamond Coal Mining Company, a coal mining company that operated in California, Oregon, and Washington
 * Black Diamond Railroad, a planned railroad in Ohio
 * Black Diamond Coal Mining Railroad, an abandoned railroad in California
 * Black Diamond Equipment, a manufacturer of climbing and outdoor gear
 * Black Diamond, a brand name used for various electrical products of the Mitsubishi Corporation
 * Black Diamond, the barge whose collision with the steamer ship Massachusetts drowned at least 50 persons, including 4 pursuers of Abraham Lincoln's assassin
 * Black Diamond switches, a switch series by Extreme Networks

Films

 * The Black Diamond (1922 film), a French silent mystery film
 * The Black Diamond (1941 film), a French drama film
 * Black Diamonds (1938 film), a Hungarian film directed by Ladislao Vajda
 * Black Diamonds (1940 film), an American film directed by Christy Cabanne
 * Diamantes Negros (2013 film), a Spanish-Malian film directed by Miguel Alcantud

Music

 * The Black Diamonds, an Australian garage-rock band

Albums

 * Black Diamond (Angie Stone album), 1999
 * Black Diamond (Buraka Som Sistema album), 2008
 * Black Diamond (The Rippingtons album), 1997
 * Black Diamond (Stan Ridgway album), 1995
 * Black Diamond: The Anthology or the title song (see below), by Stratovarius, 2006
 * Black Diamond, by The Groundhogs, 1976
 * Black Diamond, by Janet Jackson, upcoming 2020
 * Black Diamonds (EP) or the title song, by Issues, 2012

Songs

 * "Black Diamond" (Bee Gees song), 1969
 * "Black Diamond" (Kiss song), 1974
 * "Black Diamond", by Double, 2008
 * "Black Diamond", by Roy Brown, 1954
 * "Black Diamond", by Stratovarius from Visions, 1997
 * "Black Diamonds", by Therion, part of the "Draconian Trilogy" from Vovin, 1998

Places

 * Black Diamond (library), nickname of the modern extension of the Royal Danish Library, because of its appearance
 * Black Diamond, Arizona, United States
 * Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
 * Black Diamond, former name of Pittsburg, California, United States
 * Black Diamond, Florida, United States
 * Black Diamond, Washington, United States
 * Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in California, United States, preserving historic coal mines

People

 * Austin Idol, professional wrestler, known as "Black Diamond" and other ring names
 * Clinton Morrison (born 1979), Irish/English footballer, known as "Black Diamond"
 * Leônidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer, known as "Black Diamond"

Other sports uses

 * "Black Diamond" the Bison, mascot for Point Park University
 * "Black Diamond", informal use for an inductee of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame in Australia
 * Black Diamond Australian Football League, an Australian rules football competition
 * Black Diamond Conference, a high school conference of the Illinois High School Association
 * A Black Diamond District, a high school conference of the Virginia High School League
 * Black Diamond Trophy, a college football trophy that went to the winner of the annual West Virginia University and Virginia Tech football game
 * Black diamond, a difficulty rating in Alpine skiing

Other uses

 * Black Diamond (roller coaster), a roller coaster in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
 * Black Diamonds (racial term), a controversial term for wealthy black people in South Africa