▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁Ta con ic ▁O ro gen y . ▁The ▁Be am ▁is ▁frequently ▁visited ▁by ▁ge ology ▁students ▁studying ▁the ▁ge ology ▁of ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁ ▁The ▁Be am ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Head ▁Form ation ▁and ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁two ▁b eds ▁of ▁cal care ous ▁sh ale , ▁divided ▁by ▁a ▁bed ▁of ▁mic rite . ▁The ▁mic rite ▁bed ▁displays ▁rig id ▁body ▁disp lacement ▁with ▁roof ▁thrust s ▁and ▁r amp ▁thrust s ▁along ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁exposed ▁bed . ▁The ▁sh ale ▁displays ▁pressure ▁dissol ution ▁with ▁ste ep ly ▁di pping ▁cle av age ▁in ▁the ▁sh ale ▁and ▁abund ant ▁cal cite ▁ve ins ▁and ▁s lick en lines . ▁Both ▁b eds ▁were ▁subject ed ▁to ▁east - west ▁compression ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁differ ing ▁min eral ogy , ▁they ▁short ened ▁in ▁different ▁ways . ▁Many ▁lect ur ers ▁who ▁visit ▁this ▁site ▁use ▁the ▁out c rop ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁scale ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁scale ▁t ect on ics ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁region . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ock ▁form ations ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁South ▁American ▁Basketball ▁Championship ▁for ▁Women ▁was ▁first ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Fem ale ▁teams ▁from ▁South ▁America ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁this ▁tournament , ▁which ▁often ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁b ian n ually . ▁ ▁Sum mar ies ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁by