Black Diamond
# 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

## 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

## Sports

### 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
* Double 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
