Black Diamond may refer to:
- Coal
- Carbonado, a natural diamond that is black in color
- A black synthetic diamond, specifically CVD polycrystalline diamonds or HPHT polycrystalline compact diamonds
- The new building of the Danish Royal Library which has been nicknamed the Black Diamond because of its appearance.
In business:
- Black Diamond Cheese, a Canadian cheese manufacturing company
- Black Diamond Equipment, a manufacturer of climbing and outdoor gear
- Black Diamond Information Technology, a US producer of software tools for banks
In geography:
- Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
- Black Diamond, Florida, United States
- Black Diamond, Washington, United States
- A popular name for the building housing the Danish Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark
In music:
- Black Diamond (a band), country/variety band formed in 1991 from Iowa
- Black Diamond: The Anthology, a 2006 compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius
- Black Diamond (Angie Stone album), a 1999 album by R&B/soul singer Angie Stone
- Black Diamond (song), a song by the rock band KISS
In sports:
- 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
- LeƓnidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer, known as "Black Diamond"
- In Skiing, "Black Diamond" is one of the difficulty ratings.
In sports literature:
- Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, a book about Cowdenbeath F.C. by The Reverend Ronald Ferguson
Miscellaneous:
- Black Diamond (passenger train)
- Black Diamond (buffalo), was the name of the North American bison featured on the reverse of the buffalo nickels introduced from 1913 to 1938, revived in 2001 as the "American Buffalo Coin Commemorative Coin", and in 2006 as gold buffalo, a one ounce fine gold bullion coin.
- Black Diamond is South African slang for privileged native blacks.
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