>19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. 20 And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.Exodus 32 - burning and grinding gold into a powder and drinking it. Why?
Here's why:
http://www.allthegoldyoucaneat.com/blog/2014/03/06/ancient-egyptians-knew-about-ormus/ 