Black Diamond

Black Diamond may refer to:

Minerals

• Anthracite
• Carbonado, a natural diamond that is black in color
• 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

Business

• Black Diamond (bus brand), a brand name used by Diamond Bus in the United Kingdom
• Black Diamond, a brand name used for various electrical products of the Mitsubishi Corporation
• Black Diamond Cheese, a Canadian cheese manufacturing company
• Black Diamond Equipment, a manufacturer of climbing and outdoor gear
• Black Diamond switches, a switch series by Extreme Networks
• Black Diamond Coal Mining Railroad, an abandoned railroad in California

Geography

• 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), a 1999 album by R&B/soul singer Angie Stone
• "Black Diamond" (Kiss song), by the rock band Kiss
• "Black Diamond" (Stratovarius song), by the power metal band Stratovarius
• Black Diamond (Rippingtons album), a 1997 album by The Rippingtons
• Black Diamond (Buraka Som Sistema album), a 2008 album by Buraka Som Sistema
• Black Diamond (Stan Ridgway album), a 1995 album by Stan Ridgway
• "Black Diamond", a song by Japanese pop singer DOUBLE, featuring Namie Amuro
• "Black Diamond", a song by Japanese singer Nana Mizuki (Shugo Chara! character album)
• Black Diamond, 1976 album by English blues/rock band The Groundhogs
• "Black Diamond", a cover of the Kiss song by The Replacements on the album Let It Be

Sports

• "Black diamond", a difficulty rating in downhill 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 in the Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Central Coast regions of New South Wales.
• 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"
• Black Diamond Conference, a high school conference of the Illinois High School Association
• Clinton Morrison, Irish/English footballer, known as "Black Diamond"

Miscellaneous

• Black Diamond (buffalo), the name of the North American bison featured on the reverse of the buffalo nickels circulated from 1913 to 1938
• Black Diamond (custom car), winner of the 1978 Ridler Award
• Black Diamond (elephant)
• Black Diamond (train)
• Black Diamond (Copenhagen), nickname of the modern extension of the Royal Danish Library, because of its appearance
• Black Diamond (roller coaster)