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Sand is rock material that has been eroded into tiny grains. Theoretically, sand could be composed of any eroded rock (for instance, the White Sands in New Mexico are gypsum), but it is largely made up of quartz because quartz is a very hard substance and so does not erode particularly easily. So when softer rock material has all been eroded away, quartz still exists in large quantities.
