Magma is a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found below Earth's surface. Most magma consists of four types of materials: liquid rock, crystallized minerals, solid pieces of rock, and dissolved gases. When magma escapes through a volcano onto Earth's surface, scientists call it lava.
Download the Accretion of Duties Form (PDF, 8K) An accretion of duties is a promotion resulting from the upgrading of an employee's position because of additional duties and responsibilities. Jobs change and evolve for many reasons.
Search the Definitions. n. 1) in real estate, the increase of the actual land on a stream, lake or sea by the action of water which deposits soil upon the shoreline. Accretion is Mother Nature's little gift to a landowner. 2) in estates, when a beneficiary of the person who died gets more of the estate than he/she was meant to because another beneficiary or heir dies or rejects the gift.