The magnetic susceptibility measurements have been performed on xMnO .
(1-x)[Bi2O3 . PbO] glasses with 0 < x less than or equal to 20 mol%. F
or these glasses the reciprocal magnetic susceptibility follows a Curi
e-type behaviour. From Curie constant values and EPR measurements we h
ave established that in these glasses only Mn3+ ions are present. The
Mn3+ ions are magnetically isolated, do not form crystalline precipita
tes and seem to be randomly distributed in the Bi2O3 . PbO matrix.