Many people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have soft, velvety skin that is highly stretchy (elastic) and fragile. Affected individuals tend to bruise easily, and some types of the condition also cause abnormal scarring.
Quartzite is a metamorphic rock that is formed from the sedimentary rock sandstone. Slate is a metamorphic rock that is formed from the sedimentary rock mudstone. Granulite is a metamorphic rock that is formed from the igneous rock basalt.
Quartzite, a form of metamorphic rock, from the Museum of Geology at University of Tartu collection. Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means change in form. The original rock (protolith) is subjected to heat (temperatures greater than 150 to 200 Â°C) and pressure (1500 bars), causing profound physical and/or chemical change.