“…Page 9 of 34 A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 3 attracted interest as a potential analogue system for the structure, properties and behaviour of (Mg,Fe)SiO 3 and CaSiO 3 perovskites at high pressures and temperatures (Qin et al, 2000(Qin et al, , 2002Carpenter et al, 2001Carpenter et al, , 2007Harrison et al, 2003;Carpenter, 2007a,b). In this context, the most significant issues relate to how the elastic properties vary with pressure, temperature and structure type and, in particular, to whether there are any anomalies in elastic constants or mechanical quality factor, Q, which might lead to a better understanding of the seismic properties of the lower mantle.…”