The chemical shift in cristalline and amorphous Cr2O3 was determined f
rom the X-ray absorption Cr K edge spectra. The measurements of the te
mperature dependence of the reciprocal susceptibility between 100 and
1200 K show an antiferromagnetic behavior for the cristalline sample,
with the Neel temperature at 318 K, and a linear dependence (Curie-Wei
ss law) with theta(p) < 0, for the amorphous oxide.