Carbonado Carbonado Carbonado, commonly known as the "black diamond", is the toughest form of natural diamond. It is an impure form of polycrystalline diamond consisting of diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon. It is found primarily in alluvial deposits in the Central African Republic and in Brazil. Its natural colour is black or dark grey, and it is more porous than other diamonds. Carbonado diamonds are typically pea-sized or larger porous aggregates of many tiny black crystals. The most characteristic carbonados have been found only in the Central African Republic and in Brazil, in neither place associated with kimberlite, the source of
Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock! Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock! Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock was the title of an unreleased 1972 autobiographical album by the British rock band The Who. In the liner notes for the Who's 1974 rarities collection "Odds & Sods", guitarist and lead songwriter Pete Townshend said, "I had an idea once for a new album about the history of The Who called "Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock". That idea later blossomed into "Quadrophenia"." The sessions for the album spanned from 19 May to 6 June at Olympic Studios in London. "Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock" was to be produced by