… The mass balance equation gives the material transfer for species i , Δ C i , during alteration,
… For graphical representation, the concentration of each element is arbitrary scaled, eg, × 5 …

… Mass balance is of great significance in earth sciences. … Arbitrary scaling in ISOCON
method of geochemical mass balance: An evaluation of the graphical approach. …

… The isocon will be the straight line for which Δ C i is zero; therefore, those elements that fall
along the isocon are considered to be immobile during the alteration process. The slope will …

… In this study, a statistically-robust elemental mass balance … Table of scaled eigenvectors for
PC1-PC10, calculated from … likely immobile elements with similar isocon slopes (ie, ratios). …

… isocon diagram. In this study, to quantify the chemical changes resulting from listwaenite in
alteration zones, mass balance … In this study, applying different methods in the mass balance …

… geometric approach indicates a large amount of volume loss, whereas the isocon method
and density-change approach … Numbers before element names are scaling factors, eg 2CaO. …

… , and structure, along with mass balance calculations, indicate that … Isocon data are presented
in figures with scaling in an effort to fit … Arbitrary scaling of data in isocon plots was avoided …

… has great significance for exploration on the regional scale. … an isocon diagram, this paper
quantitatively describes the mass … of determining the immobile component are arbitrary, while …

… with mass-balance calculations based on the isocon method. The … , numerous numerical and
graphical methods have been … arbitrarily scaling when creating the actual diagram since the …

… scale and, therefore, are asymmetric or smaller than the marker size. The line defining the
ISOCON … The mass balance calculations performed above show that over 20 trace- and rare-…