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Apparently thousands of tiny fragments rained down on the area after the blast. The snow was very deep and the locals were able to find pieces by following the holes melted in the snow, with only the larger pieces making it to the ground below.
It's not illegal to keep meteorite fragments in Russia but there are reports that some of the local police were confiscating them presumably for their own personal gain.
Here's my tiny souvenir from that meteor blast purchased from a dealer in Lithuania.
Rick
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