DSi in Pv > DSi in St
DSi in cubic Pv << DSi in ortho Pv???
CaPv is expected to have low DSi because of its non-distorted oxygen packing.
If so, subducted slab slab must be much harder than the surrounding mantle
Xu, J. S., D. Yamazaki, T. Katsura, X. P. Wu, P. Remmert, H. Yurimoto, and S. Chakraborty, Silicon and magnesium diffusion in a single crystal of MgSiO3 perovskite, J. Geophys. Res.-Solid Earth 116, doi:B12205, 10.1029/2011jb008444, 2011.