The spin echo method is used to investigate the NMR spectrum of the Fe-57 n
uclei in manganese-substituted Tm and Er orthoferrites. It is shown that th
e Jahn-Teller effect for the Mn3+ impurity ion is manifested in a proportio
nal enhancement of the E-type deformation of the Fe3+-6O(2-) octahedron. In
the region of the spin-reorientation transition a magnetic inequivalence o
f the sublattices is observed both for the Fe3+ ions and for the Mn3+ impur
ity ions. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S1063-777X(00)00504-1].