29 Si up to 37 h were saved compared to the MAS experiment using longer recycle periods (up to 3600 s) but fewer scans. The spectrum reconstructed from the echoes provides similar spectral information as the MAS spectrum. In the 17 O spectrum increased sensitivity facilitated determination of CSA in a-quartz at 9.4 T and points towards a method to obtain natural abundance 17 O spectra of non-cubic oxides. Ó