In the last decade, magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR has become an extremely important method for studying the structure of inorganic solids. Advances in NMR technology have greatly aided in understanding the structure of catalysts, minerals, clays, ceramics, glasses, etc. Obtaining meanin~ul MAS spectra of spin-1/2 nuclei such as 29Si and 31p is relatively straightforward and well understood. In contrast, obtaining meaningful MAS spectra is far from simple with non-integral spin quadrupolar nuclei such as 11B (I= 3/2), 170 (I=5/2), 23Na (I= 3/2), 27A1 (I= 5/2), 69Ga (I= 3/2), and 71Ga (I= 3/2) -to name some of the most commonly studied nuclei. Many additional factors have to be considered. This paper will deal with these factors and the utility of vely fast MAS for studying non-integral spin quadrupolar nuclei in inorganic solids.