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Light coloured magma is likely to have a high silica content and to be quite thick and viscous. When it comes near the Earth's surface and the pressure on it is reduced, its dissolved gases come out of solution. Because the magma is thick these do not escape easily, so pressure build up and eventually there is a sudden explosion.

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