Anomalon in temperature dependence of the magnetic moment (FexCr1-x)(2
)O-3 single crystal has been observed which can be explained by antipa
rallel orientation of the mean weakly-ferromagnetic moments of the d s
ubsystems (weak ferromagnetism). The disappearance of the linear magne
to-electric effect for x=0.1 below 45 K is explained by a spontaneous
phase transition from a conical spiral to a cycloidal spin structure,
which is found to agree with a thermodynamic treatment. (C) 1997 Ameri
can Institute of Physics.