Surface sediments from the Pacific oceanic area near Clarion Island, Mexico were studied. Microscopic observations show that the sediments are formed mainly by materials from submarine vulcanism, and biogenic, authigenic, and clay materials in different proportions according to the physiographic studied regions (the EPR region at 21°N, the high density nodule region (HDN), and an intermediate region). Compared to average Pacific pelagic clays, sediments are enriched in Mn and some trace metals, such as Ni, and Co in the studied area. The sediments show particular chemical characteristics that apparently reflect the processes taking place in each particular region. A cluster analysis of the chemical data shows the presence of 4 different geochemical groups, namely: Group 1 has characteristics associated to hydrothermal processes; Group 2 has a high hydrothermal influence, with the highest concentration of Zn in sediments; Group 3 corresponds to the north part of the high density nodule region and the north of the intermediate region, where nodules richer in Fe and Co were present; and Group 4 corresponds to the south part of the intermediate region and the south part of the high density nodule area, where nodules with higher concentration of Mn, Cu, and Ni were reported.