**Acknowledgements**

First of all Tamás Sági would like to express his special thanks to M. Éva Jankovics, Zoltán Taracsák, Balázs Kiss and Csaba Szabó for the thought-provoking discussions about fractionation of alkaline basalts. The manuscript has been improved by the constructive comments and suggestions of Marco Brenna.

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