X-ray studies at Lviv University date back to 1923 when Professor L. Chrobak established the X-ray laboratory at the Department of Crystallography. The laboratory is now located in the same building where these pioneering studies first took place.

Since 1963, the laboratory has functioned as an independent structural unit of the Faculty of Geology. Until 2001, it was the only interdepartmental laboratory of its kind. Each year, hundreds of X-ray diffraction analyses are conducted here. The laboratory’s research serves as a foundation for numerous dissertation projects, including Ph.D. and doctoral theses. Its findings are published in a vast body of scientific literature, including over 20 monographs and more than 1,000 research articles and conference abstracts.

The laboratory staff actively participate in research projects, carrying out important state-funded and commercial research tasks. They also assist students with coursework and thesis projects and support postgraduate researchers in their scientific endeavors.

Additionally, the laboratory plays an essential role in the educational process, hosting practical sessions for courses such as:

• X-Ray Structural Analysis of Minerals
• Theoretical Foundations of Mineral Physics
• Methods of Lithological Research
• Methods of Petrological Research
• Applied Mineralogy, among others.