After the fall of the meteorite found very many of his pieces , most of them have a size of a few millimeters , but there are also larger pieces . On the surface of ice covering the lake Czebarkul found a hole with a diameter of 6 meters , which could be struck by the falling portion of the car , but divers have not found any of his remains .
17 February 2013 found two small fragments of a meteorite close to the edge airhole minted in the ice cover of the lake. They have been identified as belonging to a group of ordinary chondrites . As was the custom that meteorites are named after the place of their findings the scientists who found it planned to call them from the village Czebarkul . The final was given the name " Chelyabinsk .
Fragments of the meteorite can achieve a high collection value , according to experts , one gram of material from the meteorite could be worth over two thousand dollars.
7 gold medals that will be awarded during the Winter Olympics in Sochi will contain fragments of the meteorite . Medals will be awarded in the competitions taking place on the anniversary of the event ( February 15, 2014 ) .
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