black rock

Obsidian, perhaps

Black rock is dark-colored stone, especially volcanic rock like basite orite.

The term appears in countless place names where such formations occur: The ship ran aground near Black Rock.

BlackRock (one word, capitalized) is a major American investment management corporation, often referenced in discussions of institutional finance and index funds.

Related

igneous · coal · onyx · dark stone · stone · dark · crag · boulder · cliff · sea stack · investment · hedge fund · asset · Wall Street · finance · mineral · quarry · rugged

Opposites
rock color/type

black rocklimestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock

chalk · white granite · alabaster · quartz · sandstone

CORPORATE FINANCE (BlackRock Inc.)

black rocklocal bank

Nearby financial institution

Vanguard · retail investor · cooperative bank

MUSIC GENRE (Black Rock as African-American rock music)

black rockmainstream pop

Widely popular commercial music

country music · soft rock · easy listening · adult contemporary · bubblegum pop

Family

black, rock, blacks, blacker, blackest, blacken, blackened, blackening, blackness

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G