Black Diamond

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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

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
• 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

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