Isakhiwo sangaphakathi se-quartzite ye-Taj Mahal sifana nomdwebo kayinki wemvelo: amaphethini amhlophe afana namafu aphakeme, imigqa egelezayo empunga-mnyama ejikajikayo ifana nezintaba ezinyakazayo, futhi ngezikhathi ezithile kuba namakristalu amaminerali aluhlaza noma aphuzi ahlakazeke yonke indawo, njengamachibi echibi. Ucezu lwetshe ngalunye lunobuntu bokudala ngenxa yokuthungwa kwalo komkhiqizo owodwa.
Idizayini yezinga eliphezulu yangaphakathi ithanda i-Taj Mahal quartzite ngenxa yokuthungwa kwayo, ehlanganisa ubuhle bedizayini engokoqobo nemahhala. Isebenza kahle ezimeni ezifana nezindonga zangemuva, izinto zokubala, ukupheyinda phansi, nezikrini zobuciko, ikakhulukazi kuzilungiselelo ezinobuhle besimanje obuncane, bemvelo, noma obusha be-Chinese. Umbala wayo okhanyayo ungenza igumbi libonakale likhanya, futhi ukuthungwa okugelezayo kwephula i-monotony futhi kunikeza umbono wokuthi umbono "uyashintsha ngesinyathelo ngasinye."
I-quartzite ye-Taj Mahal akubona nje ubufakazi bezimangaliso ze-geological, kodwa futhi imelela ubuciko bokuhlangana kwemvelo nobuntu. Iguqula ubuhle bamachibi nezintaba zibe izinkondlo ezingafi ngokusebenzisa itshe njengephepha nesikhathi njengepeni, ifaka amandla okudala ngaphezu kwesikhathi nendawo ezindaweni zanamuhla. Esikhathini sezimboni, leli "tshe eliphefumulayo" lisebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi ukunotha kwangempela kubangelwa isimangaliso nefa lobuhle bemvelo.
