title: Black Diamond
text: # 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
  