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I've succeeded getting iridescent with this Cycles node setup:

Physical iridescence in Cycles?

This did the job, however I need a transparent/clear iridescence like this

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So I tried plugging the final output into a mix shader between Glass BDSF and transparent. However this still produces a black, barely iridescent material.

How can I get the results below from what I have? I don't want to use code but rather stay with nodes

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  • $\begingroup$ Check out this thread on Blender Artists. I've jumped you to the Node-Based version: you can track back to the OSL if you like. $\endgroup$
    – Robin Betts ♦
    Commented Oct 16, 2018 at 18:12

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Don't Mix but Add your Shader to a Transparent BSDF. You may also want to multiply the Emission strength by some value less than 1: (in red my changes to Mentalist's version):

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The result:

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