Isakhiwo sangaphakathi se-quartzite yeTaj Mahal sifana nomdwebo weyinki wemvelo: amaphethini amhlophe afana namafu aphezulu, imigqa yokugeleza engwevu-mnyama egobile ifana nezintaba ezigobile, futhi ngezinye izikhathi kuba namakristalu amaminerali aluhlaza noma aphuzi asakazeke yonke indawo, njengamaza echibi. Ingcezu ngayinye yetshe inesimo sayo sokudala ngenxa yokuthungwa kwayo kwemvelo komkhiqizo owodwa.
Umklamo wangaphakathi osezingeni eliphezulu uthanda i-quartzite ye-Taj Mahal ngenxa yokuthungwa kwayo, okuhlanganisa ubuhle bomklamo ongokoqobo nowamahhala. Isebenza kahle ezimweni ezifana nezindonga zangemuva, amakhawunta, ukugandaya phansi, kanye nezikrini zokudala, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinobuhle besimanje obuncane, bemvelo, noma obusha baseShayina. Umbala wayo okhanyayo ungenza igumbi libonakale likhanya kakhulu, futhi ukuthungwa okugelezayo kuhlukanisa ukuthambekela futhi kunikeze umbono wokuthi umbono "uyashintsha ngesinyathelo ngasinye."
I-quartzite yeTaj Mahal ayigcini nje ngobufakazi bezimangaliso ze-geological, kodwa futhi iwukubonakaliswa kobuciko kobunye bemvelo nobuntu. Iguqula ubuhle bamachibi nezintaba zibe izinkondlo ezingafi ngokusebenzisa itshe njengephepha nesikhathi njengepeni, ifaka amandla okudala ngaphezu kwesikhathi nendawo ezindaweni zanamuhla. Enkathini yezimboni, leli "tshe eliphefumulayo" lisebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi ingcebo yangempela ivela esimangalisweni nasefeni lobuhle bemvelo.
