Black Diamond

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
• Black Diamond and Black Diamond II, a low-κ material developed by Applied Materials used in semiconductor manufacturing

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

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)
• Black Diamond Cheese, a Canadian cheese manufacturing company
• 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

Places

• Black Diamond (library), nickname of the modern extension of the Royal Danish Library, because of its appearance
• 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

Music

• 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 Diamonds (EP), a 2012 EP by Issues
• "Black Diamond" (Kiss song), 1974
• "Black Diamond" (Stratovarius song), 1997
• "Black Diamond" (Bee Gees song)
• "Black Diamond", a song by Double
• Black Diamond, a 1976 album by The Groundhogs
• "Black Diamonds", part of the Draconian Trilogy cycle from the album Vovin by Therion

Sports

• "Black diamond", a difficulty rating in Alpine skiing
• A Black Diamond District, a high school conference of the Virginia High School League
• Black Diamond Australian Football League, an Australian rules football competition
• Black Diamond Conference, a high school conference of the Illinois High School Association
• Black Diamond Trophy, a college football trophy that went to the winner of the annual West Virginia University and Virginia Tech football game
• Leônidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer, known as "Black Diamond"
• Clinton Morrison (born 1979), Irish/English footballer, known as "Black Diamond"
• "Black Diamond" the Bison, mascot for Point Park University

Other uses

• Black Diamonds (racial term), a controversial term for wealthy black people in South Africa
• Black Diamond (roller coaster)